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Babatunji

Babajunk is not a band it's just me..

About Me

Babatunji, drumming... alone and with friends.I was born in Nigeria and raised in the American Midwest and have loved music of all kinds as long as I can remember. First and foremost I am a music fan who has been learning to drum since 1979. In Chicago I helped to create Dhamba 8, an 8-piece afro-beat-world-funk ensemble. In Honolulu I built, with the help of many friends, Junk Music Studios, an affordable, alternative rehearsal and recording studio. As an engineer/producer I have recorded many independent CDs as well as music for theater, television and film. Over the last couple of years I have played drums with Mundo Muzik, a rock reggae trio; Doolin Rakes, an Irish folk rock band; Junk Jazz, a funk jazz septet, Kupa aina, a contemporary Hawaiian group and now here in Hong Kong I am playing rock-a-billy/surf with Billy-Dean Cocrhan and Da Countess Von Chang Chang in "El Destroyo the band that ate Hong Kong" yeee haw!!!more of El Destroyo Hong Kong at http://www.myspace.com/eldestroyohk

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/6/2006
Band Website: non MS folks can reach me at babatunji(atgmail.com
Band Members: Duets with Hong Kong June 2006These 4 compositions are my collaborations with the big bad city of Hong Kong and some of its people. Since I am so intimidated by the shear size and power of this city I gave my self the sonic advantage by recording my drums parts with 5 mics at 16 bit using a Motu 828 interface into my i-book. The city, its life, people and machines I recorded with a Sony Ericsson K300i mobile telephone. I recorded bits and pieces for a few months then imported them into Digital Performer 4.1 then recorded my drums, cutting, pasting, distorting and mixing them up with some older recordings.
Influences: Dis, dat and de other......If I have seen it or heard it I am sure it has influenced me.
Sounds Like: You let me know.. I sure its all been done before.
Record Label: junk music
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Duets with Hong Kong

I have now been living in Hong Kong for a year! I wanted to mark this occasion in some way. I have had so many new experiences and have certainly learned a few things about the world and my self bu...
Posted by Babatunji on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 10:05:00 PST

Hong Kong begins to cool off

Hong Kong has finally begun to cool off. Soon I will be whining about the cold. It's now November. We have been here for almost 5 months. Wow, 5 months goes by fast these days. Unless you are one of t...
Posted by Babatunji on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:58:00 PST

Hong Kong .. first week

So it's only been 10 days or so that we've been here in the big city but I thought I would share with you what life is like here in Hong Kong for me so far. I have been keeping busy accompanying Jeff ...
Posted by Babatunji on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 07:39:00 PST