Lekan Babalola

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Kabioye 05:38 Tools
Oya 03:56 Tools
Aso Kere (IG Culture mix) 06:58 Tools
kabioye (mark de clive-lowe remix) 05:59 Tools
Elegba (Bob Sinclair Rmix) 06:54 Tools
Asokere (IG Culture Remix) 08:20 Tools
Oososi 05:49 Tools
Oba Awon Oba (Afronaught Vs Misa Negra Vocal) 05:49 Tools
Ide Osun 09:02 Tools
Elegba 04:28 Tools
Aso Kere 06:58 Tools
Kabioye - Mark de Clive-Lowe Remix 06:06 Tools
Iya Mase 05:59 Tools
Asokere 04:09 Tools
Kabioye (Phil Ashers "Restless Soul" Remix) 06:20 Tools
Obalaiye 06:24 Tools
Oya (Broken Beats-Le Pico Remix) 08:18 Tools
Eru Aiye 11:06 Tools
Kabioye (Phil Ashers 'Resless Soul" Remix) 06:24 Tools
Kabioge B/W Three Six Mafia - Stay Fly (Afromentals Mix) 11:06 Tools
Aso-Kere 08:42 Tools
Kabioye [Phil Asher Restless Soul Remix] 11:06 Tools
Oya (Brazilian Beat) 11:06 Tools
Oya (Le Pico Chillout Remix) 05:23 Tools
Elegba (Bob Sinclair Remix) 06:33 Tools
Kabioye (Mark De Clive-Lowe Remix feat. AF3CA Antoine) 05:59 Tools
Kabioye - Mark de Clive-Lowe Instrumental 06:33 Tools
Kabioye - Original 06:33 Tools
Oba Awon Oba (Wale Remix) 06:33 Tools
Kabioye (( Mark De Clive-Lowe Remix )) 06:00 Tools
Oba Awon Oba (Afronaught vs. Misa Negra Beatz) 03:09 Tools
Oba Awon Oba (Afronaught Vs. Misa Negra Vocal) 08:20 Tools
Kabioye - Mark De Clive- Lowe Remix 06:02 Tools
Kabioye (Mark De Clive-Lowe Remix 12") 08:20 Tools
Kabioye [Mark de Clive-Lowe Remix] 05:58 Tools
Oba Awon Oba 08:20 Tools
Kabioye (Phil Asher's Restless Soul) 08:20 Tools
Oba Awon Oba (Afronaught Vs Misa Negra Beatz) 08:20 Tools
oba laye 06:25 Tools
Kabioye - Phil Asher 'Restless Soul' Remix 08:20 Tools
Oya (Brazilian Beats-Le Pico Remix) 07:36 Tools
Oba Awon Oba (( Afronaught Vs Misa Negra Beatz )) 07:36 Tools
e ru aye 11:09 Tools
Asokere - IG Culture Remix 06:56 Tools
Kabioye (Mark De Clive-Lowe Remix) feat Af3ca Antoine 11:09 Tools
oba awon oba (afronaut vs misa negra 12" vocal 11:09 Tools
kabioye (album version) 11:09 Tools
aso kere (ig culture remix) 06:56 Tools
asokere (ig culture mix) 11:09 Tools
Elegba (Bob Sinclar Mix) 06:56 Tools
Kabioye featuring Af3ca Antoine (Mark De Clive-lowe Remix) 06:56 Tools
kabioye (phil asher's restless soul remix) 06:56 Tools
Kabioye (Mark De Clive- Lowe Remix) 06:55 Tools
Elegbra (Bob Sinclair Remix) 06:55 Tools
oya (le pico chillout mix) 05:24 Tools
Elegba - Bob Sinclair Remix 05:24 Tools
Elegbra (( Bob Sinclair Remix )) 06:54 Tools
Elegbra [Bob Sinclar Remix] 06:55 Tools
Kabioye - Lekan Babalola 06:55 Tools
kabioye-instrumental (mark de clive-lowe remix) 05:24 Tools
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In addition to having a pretanatural sensibility for percussion in post-modern improvisational music, Lekan Babalola is a curator at heart. Founder of the Ifa-Yoruba Contemporary Arts Trust, his singular passion has been to elucidate and bring full forward the culture and arts of the Yoruba, encompassing the wide range of its expression in Africa and the diaspora. Babalola started his career playing in the Yoruba-Christian church owned by his father, Olayiwola Babalola. As his skills as a master percussionist grew, he was invited to join Gasperlawal in 1980. His career continued with performances with the likes of Fela Kuti, Ernest Ranglin, Roy Ayers, Tony Allen, Branford Marsalis, Cassandra Wilson, Pinse Saul, Queen Salawa, Abeni, Axelle Red, Kllb Band, Bola Are, Jean Toussaint, Tessa Souter. His album with Mr Bongo, Songs of Icon, is an unique recording that draws it’s musical influences and inspiration from Santeria, an Afrocuban version of IFA. The album is a double CD featuring originals and remixes of most of the songs by the top names in the broken beat/ leftfield scene, thus targeting the 'world music' and dance markets. Remixers include Mark de Clive Lowe, Afronaut, Misa Negra, IG Culture and Le Pico. Babalola's 2nd single Asokere was remixed by IG Culture and became HMV's 'Broken Beat Single Of The Week' and was an anthem on the underground scene. It featured on Africanism Vol 3 released through Defected in the UK and also appeared on Gilles Peterson's 'In Africa' compilation released in 2005. Lekan is currently touring and working extensively with Blue Note Records recording artist Cassandra Wilson Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.