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1954
Musical Experiences:

Studied and Performed with the following since 1953:
Asadata Dafora and John Akar of Sierra Leone; Moses Miannes, Solomon Ilore, and Babatunde Olatunji of Nigeria; G. Dinizulu, Seth Ladsekpo, and B. Opoku of Ghana; Mongo Santamaria and Julito Collazo of Cuba; Percival Borde of Trinidad; Jean Leon Destine and Alphonse Cimber of Haiti; Pearl Primus and Nyumah Kuma of Liberia; Emilio Palmere of Brazil; Yusef Lateef; Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln (“Freedom Suite”), Downbeat, 1958; Brock Peters; Esther Rolle; John Lee Hooker; Alvin Ailey; Reggie Workman; Leonard Dupaur Singers; Erskine Hawkins; Clark Terry; Webster Young; Tommy Johnson Dancers; the Ajose Dancers; Randy Weston; Melba Liston; Ron Burton, Ceeder Walton, Ray Barretto, and The Negro Ensemble Company; Jothan Callins; Doug Carn; Hamiet Bluiett’s Saxophone Quartet; The Soul in Motion Players; and Luis Garay’s Percussion World.

Recordings:

2 Albums with Max Roach (Roulette)
2 Albums with Leonard Dupaur Singers (Harry Belafonte Productions)
1 Album with United Nations Records (U.N. Recording Studios)
1 Album with Randy Weston and Melba Liston (Polydor Records)
1 Album with Jothan Callins and The Sounds of Togetherness (Triumph Records)
1 CD with the Grateful Dead, Olatunji, and Santana (Oakland, CA)
1 CD with The Drummer’s Path, Sule Greg Wilson (Destiny Records)

2003
Musician in:

Peter Long Productions (Apollo Theater)
Harry Belafonte Productions
United Nations Productions
Newport Jazz Festivals
Howard University’s Production of “Hamlet”
Howard University’s Production of “Draculaba”
(by Joseph A. Walker)
Joseph A. Walker Production Company
Rutgers University’s Production of “Dream Girls”
Mike Friend’s Production of “We are Africa!”
Luis Garay’s Production of “The Passion & Inspiration of the Drum”
Rutgers University’s Production of “The Black Nativity”