Drums Of Passion (studio album) by Olatunji

Drums Of Passion by Olatunji
Year: 1960
Overall rank: 5,554th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
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73/100 (from 53 votes)
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Award Top 20 albums of 1960 (16th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (440th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,554th)
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It feels strange to be starting off what is ostensibly a list about the Western canon of music from the 1960s with an album that is unashamedly not Western. Olatunji hails from Nigeria and through signing with Columbia, brought traditional African music to the masses in 1960, something that probably wasn’t appreciated at the time. This is not my first interaction with Olatunji - I’d heard Kiyakiya in a football video game, which at least gave me some familiarity with the rhythm-heavy style that he employed throughout the album. Apart from drums and the talents of an ever revolving cast of singers, there is no other instrumentation. This album is definitely one to experience, but not one I’d come back to immediately - the lack of instrumentation, while not a bad thing, is not something I’m used to and leads many of the tracks to sound similar, despite the differences in vocal technique from track to track. Overall, not a bad experience, but probably not something my western ears will comprehend.

Overall: 2.69/5
Highlights - Akiwowo, Jin-go-lo-ba, Kiyakiya
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