by Olatunji · Sony Legacy · CD · EAN 0074640821028
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«Drums of Passion» is the album by Nigerian percussionist Babatunde Olatunji, originally released in 1960 and reissued on CD by Sony Legacy in 1990.
The album is built on drums and polyrhythms from the African tradition, with voices and choruses joining the percussive base. Babatunde Olatunji combines these rhythms with jazz and popular music, achieving a sound that captures the energy of Nigerian music and helped spread African percussion worldwide.
The cover of this reissue shows Babatunde Olatunji wearing a golden crown; the edition contains a single disc.
For fans of percussion, African music and jazz, as well as the origins of world music.
