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Name | Sikiru Adepoju |
First Name | Sikiru |
Last Name | Adepoju |
Occupation | Drummer |
Birthday | November 10 |
Birth Year | 1950 |
Place of Birth | Eruwa |
Home Town | Oyo State |
Birth Country | Nigeria |
Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Full/Birth Name | |
Father | Not Available |
Mother | Not Available |
Siblings | Not Available |
Spouse | Not Known |
Children(s) | Not Available |
Sikiru Adepoju Biography
Sikiru Adepoju is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on November 10, 1950 in Eruwa, Oyo State, Nigeria. He worked along with He collaborated with Mickey Hart on the majority of Hart’s projects after the Grateful Dead. on Hart’s most of his projects following his time with the Grateful Dead.
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.
He grew up in Eastern Nigera, Eruwa.
The Group Planet Drum received the first Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album.
In 1985, Adepoju came to America to play with O. J. Ekemode’s Nigerian All-Stars, and three months later met Babatunde Olatunji.
Sikiru Adepoju Net Worth
Sikiru is one of the richest Drummer from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sikiru Adepoju's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
He was taught by his parents to play the drums, and was a part of Drums of Passion. Drums of Passion as his career began to take off.
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Salary | Under Review |
Source of Income | Drummer |
Cars | Not Available |
House | Living in own house. |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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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.
Who is Sikiru Adepoju Dating?
According to our records, Sikiru Adepoju is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of January 13, 2024, Sikiru Adepoju’s is not dating anyone.
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Height | Unknown |
Weight | Not Known |
Body Measurements | Under Review |
Eye Color | Not Available |
Hair Color | Not Available |
Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Sikiru Adepoju was part of Mickey Hart’s group Planet Drum, whose title album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album in 1991, the first year there was a Grammy in that category. He was also part of Mickey Hart’s latest group Global Drum Project, whose title album won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary World Music Album at the 51st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles 8 February 2009.
Facts & Trivia
Sikiru Ranked on the list of most popular Drummer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Sikiru Adepoju celebrates birthday on November 10 of every year.
Who is the best talking drummer in the world?
Occupation(s) | Percussionist, recording artist |
Instruments | Talking drum |
Website | sikiru.com |
Which Nigerian has won a Grammy?
2012 | Best World Music Album | Femi Kuti |
2014 | Femi Kuti | |
2019 | Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 | |
2020 | Burna Boy |
Who invented the talking drum?
Hourglass-shaped talking drums are some of the oldest instruments used by West African griots and their history can be traced back to the Bono people, Yoruba people, the Ghana Empire and the Hausa people.
Why is it called a talking drum?
It is called a “talking drum” because the pitch changes mimic the tone and speech patterns of the human voice. One of the oldest instruments in West Africa, the talking drum is found in many different geographic areas and cultures.
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