Drums of Passion: Celebrate Freedom, Justice & Peace

• Artist: Babatunde Olatunji
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• Release Date: 1993
• Total Time: 56:26
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: World

Review

Drums of Passion has a purpose, says its creator Babatunde Olatunji: to celebrate freedom, justice and peace. As such, each song is a call to remind the world that freedom and peace have a price and once won have a price to maintain them. The songs are uplifting and hopeful, and inspire change rather than disparage the status quo. Olatunji maintains his more familiar African style of music but Westernizes it with engaging keyboards, trumpets and guitars. There are calypso, Latin and Caribbean rhythms. Percussion is a key element in every piece on this very enlivening album. ~ MusD, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Dominira		Babatunde Olatunji	(7:09)
Mandela		Babatunde Olatunji	(9:01)
T'Aiye Mi Se		Babatunde Olatunji	(6:00)
Gbogb'ara-Le Nko?		Babatunde Olatunji	(6:54)
Ki l'Abiola Se?		Babatunde Olatunji	(9:20)
Bun-Bam-Ba		Babatunde Olatunji	(8:57)
Iléré		Babatunde Olatunji	(9:05)

Credits

Sikiru Adepoju (Sekere), Tunde Williams (Trumpet), Suru Ekeh (Guitar (Bass)), Babatunde Olatunji (Traditional Drumming), Oyedotun Obajimi (Sekere), Christy Agbe (Vocals), Sikiru Adepoju (Producer), Babatunde Olatunji (Drums), Doug Hildebrand (Cover Photo), James McLean (Digital Mastering), Oyedotun Obajimi (Claves), Doug Hildebrand (Photography), Danjuma Adamu (Vocals), Oyedotun Obajimi (Conga), Soji Odukogbe (Guitar), Della Flack (Vocals), Adeniyi Omilabu (Guitar), Babatunde Olatunji (Vocals), J. Scott Nicholls (Layout Design), J. Scott Nicholls (Design), Babatunde Olatunji (Percussion), John Werner (Photography), Acheampong Welbeck (Conga), Danjuma Adamu (Guitar (Bass)), Sikiru Adepoju (Talking Drum), Joshua Heller (Engineer), Babatunde Garaya (Vocals), Sikiru Adepoju (Assistant Engineer), Danjuma Adamu (Guitar), Babatunde Garaya (Keyboards), Acheampong Welbeck (Trap Kit), Oyedotun Obajimi (Vocals), Scott Farmer (Layout Design), Babatunde Olatunji (Producer), Joshua Heller (Sound Design), Babatunde Olatunji (Drums (African)), Babatunde Olatunji (Djembe), Acheampong Welbeck (Cowbell), Sikiru Adepoju (Jun-Jun), Oyedotun Obajimi (Trap Kit), Babatunde Olatunji (Ngoma), Oyedotun Obajimi (Gudu Gudu), Oyedotun Obajimi (Cowbell), Scott Farmer (Design), Suru Ekeh (Claves)