Babá Ken Okulolo
Babá Ken Okulolo is a Nigerian bassist and bandleader who was first seen in the U.S. in 1985 with King Sunny Ade's world-touring band. He has played with renowned Afrobeat creator Fela Anikulapo Kuti, highlife master Victor Olaiya, and was a founder of the Afro-rock group Monomono in the 1970s. Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he leads four bands that represent his various musical specialties: Kotoja ; the Nigerian Brothers ; the West African Highlife Band ; and the Afro-Beat Connexion. Babá Ken has also headlined such venues as Lincoln Center, The Fillmore, The Warfield, LACMA, the Oakland Coliseum, Yoshi's, The Greek Theater, and the Great American Music Hall.Discography
Albums
- 1976 – Ken Okulolo Talkin' Bass Experience
- 1990 – Babá Ken and Kotoja Freedom Is What Every Body Needs
- 1991 – Babá Ken and Kotoja Freedom Is What Every Body Needs
- 1992 – Kotoja "Sawale"
- 1994 – Kotoja "Super Sawale"
- 1998 – West African Highlife Band Salute To Highlife Pioneers"
- 2001 – Babá Ken Okulolo & The Nigerian Brothers Songs From The Village''
- 2008 – Babá Ken Okulolo and the Afro Groove Connexion "Deep Down Beat"
- 2009 – Babá Ken Okulolo "We Are All From Africa"
- 2012 – Babá Ken Okulolo "African Drum Songs"
Contributions
- 1971 – Monomono – Adele
- 1972 – Monomono – Give a Beggar a Chance
- 1973 – Monomono – Dawn of Awareness
- 1978 – Emma Dorgu We Need Freedom
- 1979 – Tee Mac Collections Wake Up
- 1983 – Orlando Julius Ekemode Dance Afro-Beat
- 1995 – King Sunny Ade E Dide/Get Up
- 1996 – Bata Ketu Bata Ketu
- 1998 – Chalo Eduardo "Samba Nova"
- 1998 – King Sunny Ade Odu
- 2003 – Kelly Takunda Orphan "Give It to the People"
- 2016 - Santana IV "Freedom in Your Mind"
