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'''Sikiru Adepoju''', a master of the ], comes from a musical family from Eruwa in western Nigeria. He and his brothers Saminu and Lasisi were taught drumming very early by their father, Chief Ayanleke Adepoju, whose very name, Ayan, means "descended from drummers." While still in his teens, Sikiru joined the band of one of the pioneers of Afro-beat, Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey. In 1985, he came to America to play with O.J. Ekemode's Nigerian All-Stars and one year later met ]. He became an integral part of Olatunji's Drums of Passion and through Olatunji met ] drummer ].<ref></ref>
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'''Sikiru Adepoju''' (born 10 November 1950) is a ] percussionist and recording artist, primarily in the genres of traditional African music and ]. He plays a variety of instruments and styles.


== Background ==
Since then Sikiru has frequently been a guest percussionist during Hart and ]'s "Rhythm Devils" segments of ] concerts, and was a ] contributor to ]'s Planet Drum. He has collaborated with ] and Olatunji on the CD Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations (recently remastered and re-issued as Circle of Drums), and played talking drum with ]'s group Bembe ], which toured in 2002. Sikiru also leads his own group, The Honeymakers, plays with ] and ] as part of the Global Village Ceremonial Band, and appeared with them at the ] in 2003, which led to the creation of the ] (a tribute to ], which also featured ] of ], ], ] and ]). He has recorded albums with artists as varied as ], ], the ], ], ], Chief ], the Inter-Reformers Band, and the Nigerian All-Stars. His latest band Afrika Heartbeat debut their first CD, entitled ''Ijinle Ilu'', in 2003.


A master of the ], Adepoju comes from a musical family from Eruwa in western Nigeria. He and his brothers Saminu and Lasisi were taught drumming very early by their father, Chief Ayanleke Adepoju, whose very name, Ayan, means "descended from drummers." While still in his teens, Sikiru toured with and recorded several albums with the Inter-Reformers Band, the band of one of the pioneers of Afro-beat, Nigerian Juju artist Chief Commander ].
==Discography==
* ''Juju Jubilee'' (1985) - Ebenezer Obey
* ''Drums of Passion: The Invocation'' (1988) - Babatunde Olatunji
* ''Drums of Passion: The Beat'' (1989) - Babatunde Olatunji
* ''At the Edge'' (1990) - Mickey Hart
* ''Jungle Fever'' - Stevie Wonder (1991)
* ''Drums of Passion: Celebrate Freedom, Justice & Peace'' (1993) - Babatunde Olatunji
* ''Big Bang'' (1995) - Various Artists
* ''Mickey Hart's Mystery Box'' (1996) - Mickey Hart
* ''Watchfire'' (1996) - Pete Sears & Friends
* ''Best of Ellipsis Arts'' (1997) - Various Artists
* ''Supralingua'' (1998) - Mickey Hart & Planet Drum
* ''Rose That Grew from Concrete'' (2000)
* ''Honour Simplicity, Respect the Flow'' (2000) - Kai Eckhardt
* ''Best of Mickey Hart: Over the Edge and Back'' (2002) - Mickey Hart
* ''Ijinle Ilu'' - Afrika Heartbeat (2003)
* ''Life After That'' (2003) - Airto Moreira
* ''Soup's On Fire'' (2003) - Jana Herzen
* ''July 21 2004 San Francisco Ca: On The Road'' (2004) - String Cheese Incident
* ''Circle of Drums'' (2005) - Babatunde Olatunji


== Musical career ==
==References==

In 1985, Adepoju came to America to play with O. J. Ekemode's Nigerian All-Stars, and three months later met ].

He became an integral part of Olatunji's Drums of Passion, and through Olatunji met ] drummer ].<ref></ref> Since then he has frequently been a guest percussionist during Hart and ]'s "Rhythm Devils" segments of Grateful Dead concerts, and played talking drum with Mickey Hart's group ], which toured in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hart-on-new-band-new-dead-20011005 |title=Hart on New Band, New Dead |newspaper=] |first=Andrew |last=Dansby |date=October 5, 2001 |accessdate=August 5, 2016}}</ref> He has been a part of most of Mickey Hart's projects since they first met, including the albums (and associated tours) '']'', ''At the Edge'', and '']'', and was a ] contributor to Mickey Hart's '']'' and '']'' albums. Sikiru is a member of the Mickey Hart Band, has recorded on their CD Mysterium Tremendum, and is featured on vocals on the song "Who Stole the Show?".

He has collaborated with ] and Olatunji on the CD ''Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations'' (recently remastered and re-issued by ] as ''Circle of Drums''). He plays with Muruga Booker and ] as part of the Global Village Ceremonial Band, and appeared with them at the ] in 2003, which led to the creation of the SpiritDrum Festival (a tribute to ] of ], ], ], ] and ]). He has recorded albums with artists as varied as ], ], ], ], ],<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108145732/http://www.rhythmdevils.net/bio.html |date=8 November 2006 }}</ref> ], Chief Ebenezer Obey, the Inter-Reformers Band, and the Nigerian All-Stars.

Adepoju also leads groups of his own, including The Honeymakers, Afrika Heartbeat, and Sikiru Adepoju & Heart Beat. Afrika Heartbeat debut their first CD, entitled ''Ijinle Ilu'', in 2003. The band Sikiru Adepoju & Heart Beat debut on 22 July 2009 at the 29th Starwood Festival, featuring Douglas "Val" Serrant (] and ]), guitarist Peter Fujii, percussionist Deen Badarou, trap drummer Deszon X. Claiborne, and DJ Deegan Mack Adams.<ref></ref> At the same event he and Serrant joined a re-launch of the ] as a tribute to ], the site of their last performance, featuring his son ], ], and other members of the Rainforest Band and other Saunders' projects.<ref></ref>

Adepoju's current project is entitled "Riddim Doctors". It features Sikiru Adepoju, ], ], Ian "Inx" Herman, Femi Ojetunde, Peter Fujii, Sola Babatola. and Douglas "Val" Serrant.

== Discography==
* '']'' (1979) – ]
* ''Juju Jubilee'' (1985) – Ebenezer Obey
* ''Drums of Passion: The Invocation'' (1988) – Babatunde Olatunji
* ''Drums of Passion: The Beat'' (1989) – Babatunde Olatunji
* '']'' (1990) – Mickey Hart
* '']'' (1991) – Mickey Hart
* '']'' (1991) – ]
* ''Drums of Passion: Celebrate Freedom, Justice & Peace'' (1993) – Babatunde Olatunji
* ''Big Bang'' (1995) – various artists
* '']'' (1996) – Mickey Hart
* ''Watchfire'' (1996) – Pete Sears & Friends
* ''Best of Ellipsis Arts'' (1997) – various artists
* '']'' (1998) – Mickey Hart
* '']'' – (2000)
* ''Honour Simplicity, Respect the Flow'' (2000) – ]
* '']'' (2002) – Mickey Hart
* ''Ijinle Ilu'' – Afrika Heartbeat (2003)
* ''Life After That'' (2003) – ]
* ''Soup's on Fire'' (2003) – Jana Herzen
* ''21 July 2004 San Francisco Ca: On The Road'' (2004) – ]
* ''Circle of Drums'' (2005) – Babatunde Olatunji
* ''Ara Kenge'' (2005) – ]
* '']'' (2008) – Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo
* '']'' (2009) – Rhythm Devils
* '']'' (2012) – Mickey Hart Band
* '']'' (2013) – Mickey Hart Band
* '']'' (2017) – Mickey Hart
* '']'' (2022) – Planet Drum

==Filmography==
* '']'' (2008 two-disc DVD)

==Awards==
Sikiru Adepoju won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album in 2009 for his contribution to the title album of Mickey Hart's Global Drum Project at the 51st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20110718083912/http://adedamola.wordpress.com/2009/02/09/sikiru-adepoju-grammy-award-winner |date=18 July 2011 }}</ref><ref></ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-19|title=Sikiru Adepoju|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/sikiru-adepoju/161|access-date=2021-03-15|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 03:10, 30 December 2024

Sikiru Adepoju
Background information
Born (1950-11-10) 10 November 1950 (age 74)
OriginNigeria
GenresWorld music
Occupation(s)Percussionist, recording artist
InstrumentTalking drum
Websitesikiru.com
Musical artist

Sikiru Adepoju (born 10 November 1950) is a Nigerian percussionist and recording artist, primarily in the genres of traditional African music and world music. He plays a variety of instruments and styles.

Background

A master of the talking drum, Adepoju comes from a musical family from Eruwa in western Nigeria. He and his brothers Saminu and Lasisi were taught drumming very early by their father, Chief Ayanleke Adepoju, whose very name, Ayan, means "descended from drummers." While still in his teens, Sikiru toured with and recorded several albums with the Inter-Reformers Band, the band of one of the pioneers of Afro-beat, Nigerian Juju artist Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey.

Musical career

In 1985, Adepoju came to America to play with O. J. Ekemode's Nigerian All-Stars, and three months later met Babatunde Olatunji.

He became an integral part of Olatunji's Drums of Passion, and through Olatunji met Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart. Since then he has frequently been a guest percussionist during Hart and Bill Kreutzmann's "Rhythm Devils" segments of Grateful Dead concerts, and played talking drum with Mickey Hart's group Bembe Orisha, which toured in 2001. He has been a part of most of Mickey Hart's projects since they first met, including the albums (and associated tours) Mickey Hart's Mystery Box, At the Edge, and Supralingua, and was a Grammy Award contributor to Mickey Hart's Planet Drum and Global Drum Project albums. Sikiru is a member of the Mickey Hart Band, has recorded on their CD Mysterium Tremendum, and is featured on vocals on the song "Who Stole the Show?".

He has collaborated with Muruga Booker and Olatunji on the CD Cosmic Rhythm Vibrations (recently remastered and re-issued by Chesky Records as Circle of Drums). He plays with Muruga Booker and Badal Roy as part of the Global Village Ceremonial Band, and appeared with them at the Starwood Festival in 2003, which led to the creation of the SpiritDrum Festival (a tribute to [Babatunde Olatunji, which also featured Jim Donovan of Rusted Root, Perry Robinson, Richie "Shakin'" Nagan, Jeff Rosenbaum and Halim El-Dabh). He has recorded albums with artists as varied as Carlos Santana, Airto Moreira, Bola Abimbola, The String Cheese Incident, Stevie Wonder, Zakir Hussain, Chief Ebenezer Obey, the Inter-Reformers Band, and the Nigerian All-Stars.

Adepoju also leads groups of his own, including The Honeymakers, Afrika Heartbeat, and Sikiru Adepoju & Heart Beat. Afrika Heartbeat debut their first CD, entitled Ijinle Ilu, in 2003. The band Sikiru Adepoju & Heart Beat debut on 22 July 2009 at the 29th Starwood Festival, featuring Douglas "Val" Serrant (steel drum and djembe), guitarist Peter Fujii, percussionist Deen Badarou, trap drummer Deszon X. Claiborne, and DJ Deegan Mack Adams. At the same event he and Serrant joined a re-launch of the Rainforest Band as a tribute to Merl Saunders, the site of their last performance, featuring his son Tony Saunders, Michael Hinton, and other members of the Rainforest Band and other Saunders' projects.

Adepoju's current project is entitled "Riddim Doctors". It features Sikiru Adepoju, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, Ian "Inx" Herman, Femi Ojetunde, Peter Fujii, Sola Babatola. and Douglas "Val" Serrant.

Discography

Filmography

Awards

Sikiru Adepoju won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album in 2009 for his contribution to the title album of Mickey Hart's Global Drum Project at the 51st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

References

  1. About Sikuru Adepoju
  2. Dansby, Andrew (5 October 2001). "Hart on New Band, New Dead". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  3. The Rhythm Devils – bio Archived 8 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Starwood 2009 Program
  5. Modern Drummer Magazine (June 2009)
  6. Adedamola Website Archived 18 July 2011 at archive.today
  7. Sikiru Adepoju wins 2009 Grammy award in Los Angeles (Picture 218)
  8. "Sikiru Adepoju". GRAMMY.com. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

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