Richard Olatunde Baker profile picture

Richard Olatunde Baker

About Me


I'm an African Percussionist/Talking Drummer, Studio Engineer, Producer & Teacher. Born and raised in UK by my English father and Yoruba mother, I was constantly exposed to African music at home from a very early age, although my influences go far beyond this. I actually began my musical life as a self-taught guitarist, with lots of FX pedals. As an experienced studio engineer, I'm also fascinated with experimental sounds; electronic and acoustic...Go to www.myspace.com/eardrumband to hear my CRAZY BAND!..I'll upload my solo stuff here at a later date...I play, or have played with:SAKOBA DANCE THEATRE, BADEJO ARTS, RITUAL THEATRE ARTS, ABUNDANCE ARTS, IROKO THEATRE, MEWE, CATH COFFEY(Stereo MCs), WUNMI, BESSA BAND, TONY ALLEN ORCHESTRA, SEUN KUTI, DELE SOSIMI, JASON YARDE, ODUDUWA TALKING DRUMMERS, BUKKY LEO'S BLACK EGYPT, MOSI CONDE, CLAUDE DEPPA, AYETORO, BREIS, PEEWEE ELLIS, FRED WESLEY, CHEIK LO, INEMO AFROBEAT EXPERIENCE, FRANCES FUSTER, NATTY, SWAY...




My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 30/05/2007
Band Website: www.myspace.com/eardrumband
Band Members:



Influences: All the things I dream about, hear, see, smell and taste!....there are also so many "unheard of" musicians in my dad's old record collection.....but my influences do include, in no particular order: Sun Ra, Sunny Ade, Gong, Sly and Robbie, M'bilia Bel, Ebenezer Obey, Wasiu Ayinde, Herbie Hancock, Adewale Ayuba, CAN, Yusuf Olatunji, Pharoah Sanders, Sade, Haruna Ishola, Bob Marley, Laibach, A.R. Kane, Dream Team, Prince Nico, Chief Stephen Osadebe,Sonic Youth, Babatunde Olatunji, Miles Davis, Salawa Abeni, Fela Kuti, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Don Cherry, I.K. Dairo, Cocteau Twins, Master Musicians of Jajouka, Kofi Olomide, Kanda Bongo Man, Toots and the Maytals, Lee Scratch Perry, Zakir Hussain, Lagbaja, early Pink Floyd, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, Art Blakey, Brian Eno, Baba Maal, Jimi Solanke, Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens, Stella Chiweshe, Salif Keita, Ayinde Bakare,Black Uhuru...
Sounds Like:Talking Drums
..Do You Know This Guy
..Master Talking Drummers Perfrom With Wunmi in London
....
Find more videos like this on Coopr8
Tony Allen "human nature"
Ayetoro Live in london Revenge of the Flying Monkeys

Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

The item has been deleted


Posted by on