Drums of Passion (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks, 1959).

Olatunji! ‎ – Drums Of Passion. Label: Columbia ‎– CS 8210.

Album · 1958 · 9 Songs. Drums of Passion Babatunde Olatunji.

Drums of Passion is an album released by Nigerian percussionist Babatunde Olatunji in 1960. Unquestionably, it was the first recording to popularize African music in the west, becoming immensely successful and selling over five million copies. In 2002, it was released as a single layer stereo and . SACD by Columbia Records. In 2004 the album was added to the National Recording Registry.

Babatunde Olatunji - Drums Of Passion (1960). Songs in album Babatunde Olatunji - Drums Of Passion (1960). 1. Akiwowo (Chant To The Trainman).

Get the Tempo of the tracks from Drums Of Passion, More Drums Of Passion (2009) by Babatunde Olatunji. This album has an average beat per minute of 158 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 125/191 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page. Tracklist Drums of Passion, More Drums of Passion. 2. Oya (Primative Fire).

Drums Of Passion is an amazing and revolutionary album. It boggles the mind to think that the layers of sound were created by just four musicians and a handful of female backup singers. The drumming, though not exceptionally fast or complicated, is hypnotic. Even more amazing is the fact that Olatunji was able to re-arrange the drumming celebratory themes of his people and infuse them with American blues and jazz themes. Each track features the call and response theme (both vocal and rhythmic) that is the signature of the African musical experience

Along with a cadre of backup singers and two other percussionists, Olatunji works through eight traditional drum and chorus cuts originally used to celebrate a variety of things in Nigeria: "Akiwowo" and "Shango" are chants to a train conductor and the God of Thunder, respectively, while "Baba Jinde" is a celebration of the dance of flirtation and "Odun De! Odun De!" serves as a New Year's greeting

Hart and Olatunji sought to retain the live sound heard in this digital recording by capturing both the individual instruments as well as the collective sound

Originally released in 1960, Drums Of Passion is considered by many to be the first world music album recorded in the . Drums Of Passion would infatuate and influence audiences and musicians in the West for years to come. Harmonic, modal and rhythmic styles converge with the rich traditions of Africa to produce a masterpiece that remains a foundation for popular music today. This disc is designed for use in super audio CD players only.