Drums of Passion

Babatunde Olatunji | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 5, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000024QT
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #164,093 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #34 in Music > World Music > Africa > Nigeria

Track Listings

1. Akiwowo [Chant to the Trainman]

2. Oya [Primitive Fire]

3. Odun de! Odun de! [Happy New Year]

4. Jin-Go-Lo-Ba [Drums of Passion]

5. Kiyakiya [Why Do You Run Away?]

6. Baba Jinde [Flirtation Dance]

7. Oyin Momo Ado [Sweet as Honey]

8. Shango [Chant to the God of Thunder]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Drumming up passion in the 8th grade, April 13, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Drums of Passion (Audio CD)

I teach 8th grade in an urban, primarily African American Charter School. I like to open my kids up to a variety of cultural experiences, ranging from their own backgrounds to those very foreign to them. One of the ways that I do this is through music. Well, my kids love "Drums of Passion" so much, that one of them apparently took it home and forgot to return it, so I am here to order another...they listen to this CD so much that they know the words "by heart", even if they don't quite understand them. It is a pleasure to watch them voluntarily play Olatunji's music, rather than beg to listen to popular favorites...if your percussion can win the hearts of 13 year olds, you've got to have something going!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEST CD I HAVE EVER EVER EVER BOUGHT!!!!, October 30, 1998

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"highinnabrooklyn" (Brooklyn!!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drums of Passion (Audio CD)

IF u are a fan of traditional uncorrupted african drum music, this is the absolute best cd to get. The only problem is that it is pretty short at 37min running time. but it is still worth it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE ORIGINAL PARTY MUSIC, May 28, 1999

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DANIEL M. HART "DAN" (MA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Drums of Passion (Audio CD)

This music on a good stereo system is guaranteed to get you moving to the music, and the drums will bring down the plaster from your ceiling! Crank it up and party! (For some reason this copy only has eight songs. Missing is "Menu Di Ye Jewe". There is another copy with nine songs.)