davomusic

I'd never played any hand drums or shekere before I met Suru and Baba...just drum set. Baba could play a whole concert just singing and playing shekere. The 1st time I picked up a shekere, I could make it go. My body knew...

On this day we were taking Olatunji and his drums to a recording session w Taj Mahal. ...

Suru aka "The Witch Doctor" was from Ghana, Africa. He could play any musical instrument from all and any hand drums, shekere, jun jun AND keyboards, guitar, bass and sing like a bird. He saw me playing on the street w...

I was in Baba's band for almost 2yrs (1986/87). His musical director, Suru Ekeh, saw me playing Jazz on the streets of NYC. Most of Baba's concerts were in NYC, but sometimes we'd fly somewhere. This gig was a week long...