Sikiru Adepoju
- January 4, 2024
- Drummer
Quick Facts
Sikiru Adepoju Biography
| Name | Sikiru Adepoju |
| Birthday | Nov 10 |
| Birth Year | 1950 |
| Place Of Birth | Eruwa |
| Home Town | Oyo State |
| Birth Country | Nigeria |
| Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Sikiru Adepoju is one of the most popular and richest Drummer who was born on November 10, 1950 in Eruwa, Oyo State, Nigeria. Grammy-Award winning African musician and world music drummer who is called a master of the talking drum.
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.
Sikiru Adepoju Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Drummer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Sikiru Adepoju 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: December 11, 2023)
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.
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.
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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?
Sikiru Adepoju
Occupation(s)| Percussionist, recording artist
Instruments| Talking drum
Website| sikiru.com
Which Nigerian has won a Grammy?
YearCategoryArtist
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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