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Babatunde Olatunji
Nigeria • 1927-04-07 – 2003-04-06
Babatunde Olatunji is credited on 1,322 releases across 256 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,322
Pressings credited
256
Albums
7
Decades active
248
In collections
Biography
Michael Babatunde Olatunji (April 7, 1927 – April 6, 2003) was a Nigerian drummer, educator, social activist, and recording artist.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
1,322 releases · 256 albums · active 1960–2024
- Performance · 1,531
- Other credits · 211
- Production · 13
Studios: Pacific Recording Studios · Soundmixers, New York City · Nola Recording Studios · Sigma Sound Studios, New York
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Santana
1969
Santana's Greatest Hits
1974
We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite
1961
At The Village Gate
1962
The Best Of Santana
1998
Downwind
1979
Palookaville
2004
Viva Santana!
1988
Taj
1986
African Queens
1977
Space Jungle Luv
1976
Drums Of Passion
1960
Woodstock (Saturday, August 16, 1969)
2017
Strange And Beautiful
1991
Historic Santana
1987
Journey To The One
1980
Jingo
1979
Let The Sun Shine In
1978
The Ultimate Collection
2000
Live At The Fillmore '68
1997
Wakafrika
1994
(Music From The Movie) Jungle Fever
1991
Drums Of Passion: The Invocation
1988
Connections
1980
Frequent collaborators
- Santana
- Various
- Olatunji
- Candido
- Jellybean
- Nina Simone
- Joe Claussell
- Fatboy Slim
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