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Babatunde Olatunji

Real Name:
Michael Lea
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Born 1927 Died April 6, 2003

"Rhythm is the soul of life. The whole universe revolves in rhythm. Everything and every human action revolves in rhythm." - Olatunji
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Discography

Releases:
Drums Of Passion (Album) (4 versions)   Columbia 1959
Zungo! (Album) (2 versions)   Columbia 1961
Flaming Drums ! (Reel, 4 T)   Columbia 1962
Soul Makossa (LP)   Paramount Records 1973
Drums Of Passion (7", Promo)   CBS 1981
Dance To The Beat Of My Drum (LP)   Blue Heron Records 1986
A.F.R.I.C.A. (Single) (2 versions)   Tommy Boy Music 1987
Drums Of Passion: The Invocation (CD)   Rykodisc 1988
Circle Of Drums (SACD, Album)   Chesky Records 2005
Drums! Drums! Drums! (LP)   Roulette Records  
More Drums Of Passion (LP)   Columbia  
Soul Makossa - Pt.1 (7", Promo)   Paramount Records  
Co-production:
Planet Drum (CD, Album)   Rykodisc 1991
Planet Drum (CD, Ltd, 20 )   Rykodisc 1991
Appears On:
We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite (Album) (3 versions)   Candid 1960
The Incredible Kai Winding Trombones (LP, Album, Mono) Speak Low, Lil Darlin Impulse! 1961
Santana (Album, Comp) (3 versions) Jin-Go-Lo-Ba CBS ... 1969
Voodoo-Party (Album) (4 versions) Jin-Go-Lo-Ba Polydor 1971
24 Millionen Erfolge 3 (2xLP, Gat) Jingo CBS 1972
A Message From Mozambique (Album) (3 versions) Father Is Back Strata-East ... 1973
Amazonas Play Santana (LP) Jingo! Stereo Gold Award Recordings 1973
Amazonas Play Santana (LP) Jingo! Sonic 1973
Chapter Two: Nia (Album) (3 versions)   Strata-East ... 1974
Santana's Greatest Hits (Comp) (5 versions) Jingo Columbia ... 1974
The Greatest Hits Of The World - 2 (LP, Comp) Jin-Go-Lo-Ba CBS 1974
African Rhythms (Album) (4 versions)   Black Fire ... 1975
Space Jungle Luv (Album) (3 versions) Soul Love Now, Soul Lo... Black Fire ... 1976
African Queens (LP, Album, Promo, P/Mixed)   Marlin 1977
25 Hits (2xLP, Comp) Jingo CBS, Suzy 1978
Bishop's Bag (LP, Album) Hip Funk, One Mind Exp... Theresa Records 1978
Got A Feeling - I Love America (Album) (5 versions)   Barclay ... 1978
The X Factor (LP, Album) Love Call, Well, Do It... Elektra 1978
Dancin' And Prancin' (LP) Jingo Salsoul Records, RCA 1979
Downwind (LP, Album)   EMI Electrola, Arista, EMI Electrola, Arista 1979
Jingo / Dancin' And Prancin' (11 versions) Jingo Salsoul Records ... 1979
Ikenga Super Stars Of Africa (LP)   Sonodisc, African 1981
Rejoice (Album) (2 versions) Rejoice, Highlife, Nig... Theresa Records 1981
Street Sounds Edition 6 (LP, Comp) Jingo (Remix) Street Sounds 1983
The Fire In The Rose (LP, Album)   Rising Sun Records 1985
Jingo / Macumba Voodoo (7", Single, Promo) Jingo Blanco Y Negro (2) 1986
Taj (LP, Album)   Virgin France S.A., Sonet 1986
Viva! Santana - The Very Best (LP, Comp) Jin Go Lo Ba K-Tel, CBS 1986
Voyage (LP)   Blackhawk Records 1986
A.F.R.I.C.A. (2 versions) A.F.R.I.C.A., A.F.R.I.... Torso ... 1987
Jingo (3 versions)   Chrysalis 1987
Strike Up The Band (CD, Comp)   Verve Records 1987
Coming Back For More (12") Jingo (Space Bass Mix) Chrysalis 1988
Cool Cuts 2 (7", EP, Comp, Promo) Jingo (Limited Edition... Record Mirror 1988
Rocks The House (2xCass, Comp) Jingo (Le Casa De Jueg... Chrysalis 1988
Ronny's Pop Show 11 - 32 Affenbärigstarke Hits Für Ost- Und Westohren (2xLP, Comp) Jingo CBS 1988
Santana's Greatest Hits (CD) Jingo CBS 1988
Spirits Dancing In The Flesh (LP, Album) Jin-Go-Lo-Ba CBS 1990
Afro Mania (LP) Jingo (Special Remixed... Dig It International 1991
Afro Mania (12") Jingo (Special Remixed... Dig It International 1991
At The Village Gate (CD, Album, RE) Zungo Roulette Jazz, Roulette Jazz 1991
Jungle Fever (Album) (3 versions) Jungle Fever Motown ... 1991
Planet Drum (CD, Album) Island Groove, Light O... Rykodisc 1991
Planet Drum (CD, Ltd, 20 ) Island Groove, Light O... Rykodisc 1991
Strange And Beautiful (Album) (2 versions) Promise Land Roadrunner Records 1991
As The Years Go By (CD) Jingo (Jin-Go-Lo-Ba) Ariola Express 1992
Devil's Got Your Tongue (CD)   Verve Records 1992
The Other Side Of This (CD) Tumbleweed Rykodisc 1992
Bound By Honor (CD, Comp) Jin-Go-Lo-Ba Liberation Records, Hollywood Records 1993
Journey To The One (CD) Think About The One Evidence Music, Inc. 1994
Our Fathers (CD, Album)   Intensity Records 1994
Wakafrika (CD, Album) Jingo Intercord Tonträger GmbH 1994
(Bingo Meets) Jingo (12")   Wizz Records 1995
Jingo (CD, Maxi)   Dance Factory 1995
Let The Music Play (CD) Jingo K-Tel 1995
Woodstock Memories (CD, Comp) Jingo Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment (Germany), BMG Ariola Miller GmbH 1995
Jingo (12", Maxi) Jingo (House Mix), Jin... Subside Records 1996
Dance Of The Rainbow Serpent (3xCD, Comp) Se Eni A Fe L'Amo - Ke... Columbia 1997
Groove It! (CD) Jingo Trends 1997
Live At The Fillmore '68 (2xCD, Album) Jingo Columbia, Legacy 1997
Salsoul Greatest Hits (Comp) (2 versions) Jingo CNR Music 1997
Strata-2-East (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Freedom Fighter Universal Sound 1997
Untitled (CD, Album) Jingo Intercord Record Service, Intercord Record Service 1997
Supralingua (CD, Album + CD, Maxi, Enh, Ltd) Yabu Rykodisc 1998
1 - Golden Hits (CD, Comp, RM) Jin-Go-La-Ba Andromeda (2) 1999
Chuck D Presents Louder Than A Bomb (CD, Comp) A.F.R.I.C.A. Rhino Entertainment Company 1999
Kremlin 2 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Jingo (Mount Rushmore ... Enter Records 1999
Language (Album) (2 versions) Je Ka Jo (Vocal) Ibadan 1999
Let The Sun Shine In (2 versions)   Luv N' Haight 1999
Santana (CD, Album)   Forever Gold 1999
Soul Sacrifice - Santana Best (CD) Jingo Phono Music Zounds 1999
The Ibiza Annual Summer Ninety Nine (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Jingo '99 (Original Mix) Ministry Of Sound 1999
Evil Ways (CD, Comp) Jingo Universe (2) 2000
More Greatest Hits Of The 80's (8xCD + Box, Comp) Jingo Disky 2000
Spiritual Insurrection Mixes (12") Je Ka Jo (Wild Horn Dub) Ibadan 2000
De Serge Gainsbourg À Gainsbarre 1958 - 1991 (2xDVD, Comp, RE, RM, Dig) New York U.S.A. Universal 2001
Je Ka Jo (12", Ltd, Promo)   Ibadan 2001
Woodstock • The Love And Peace Generation (2xCD, Comp) Jingo Falcon Neue Medien 2001
Santana Jam (CD, Album) Jin-Go-Lo-Ba (Medley) Hallmark Records 2002
Four Seasons Of Ibadan (CD, Comp, Mixed) Je Ka Jo (Crazy Vocal ... Ibadan, Discograph 2003
Letters From Vietnam (Featuring The Most Important Songs From A Troubled Time) (2xCD, Comp + Box) Jingo New Sound 2000 Ltd., New Sound 2000 Ltd., New Sound 2000 Ltd. 2003
21 Murda Shots (CD) Thank You Chopstick Dubplate 2004
Palookaville (Album) (4 versions) Jin Go Lo Ba Skint Records ... 2004
Solid Gold Volume One - Rocking All Over The World (CD, Comp) Jingo Associated Newspaper Ltd, Associated Newspaper Ltd 2004
The Common Ground (CD, Album, RE) Uhuru Collectables 2004
Anthology (2xCD, Comp) Rejoice Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2005
Swinging The Big Band (CD, Comp, RM) Strike Up The Band Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
The Greatest Hits Remixed (Comp) (2 versions) Jin Go Lo Ba (Jon Cart... Skint Records ... 2007
Disco (5xCD, Comp, Dig) Jingo Wagram 2008
Tracks Appear On:
The Best Of Both Worlds (2xCD, Comp) Loyin Loyin Hannibal Records, Rykodisc 1994
Mondo Beat : Masters Of Percussion (CD, Album, Adv) Orere Narada Productions, Inc. 1998
Club Africa 2 (Comp) (2 versions) Takuta Strut 2000
The Rose That Grew From Concrete (CD, Album, Comp) Wake Me When I'm Free Amaru Entertainment, Interscope Records 2000
A Journey To The Dawn (Comp) (2 versions) Use Your Hands (A Mess... Temposphere 2003
The Record Playa' (CD, Mixed) Jin-go-lo-ba Not On Label (Ruckus Roboticus) 2004
The Original Masters Present: Brasil & Co. Vol.2 (CD, Comp) Jin-go-lo-ba Milestone Records Ltd 2009
Afrojazzfunk Round 2 (Comp) (2 versions) Takuta Superclasse  
Unofficial Releases:
Tribal Africanism Vol. 3 (LP, Comp, Unofficial) Jingo-La-Ba Editions Makossa 1992
The Gallery Volume 2 (12", Comp) Gin-Go-Lo-Ba Gallery Classics 2009
Jumpin Jazz Licks - Groove 1 (LP) Use Your Hands Not On Label  
Rare Funk Vol. 5 - Afro Funk (LP, Comp) Tenga Cobalt Records  
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