Michael Babatunde Olátúnjí

Babatunde Olatunji
Orúkọ àbísọ	Michael Babatunde Olatunji
Ọjọ́ìbí	Oṣù Kẹrin 7, 1927; Ajido, Lagos State, British Nigeria
Aláìsí	April 6, 2003 (ọmọ ọdún 75); Salinas, California
Irú orin	Yoruba music, Apala
Instruments	Drums, percussion, djembe
Years active	1959–2003
Labels	Columbia, CBS, Narada, Virgin, EMI, Chesky
Website	olatunjimusic.com

Michael Babatunde Olatunji (April 7, 1927 – April 6, 2003) oje onílù Nàìjíríà, olukọni, alapon nínú awujọ, ati Olorin .^[1]

Kutukutu ayé rẹ

Olatunji jẹ ọmọ bíbí ìlú Ajido, ni èbá Badagry, Lagos State, ni guusu iwọ-oorun Nigeria. ọkàn lára Ogu people, a ṣe àfihàn Olatunji sí orin ìbílẹ̀ ní áfríkà ni tete ọjọ ori. Orúkọ rẹ , Bàbátúndé, tunmọ sí 'baba tí dé', nítorí a bi lẹhin oṣù Méjì tí bàbá rẹ̀ kú, eni Ogu (Egun) ọkunrin, Zannu kú, a sì pé Olatunji ni Bàbátúndé reincarnation. Baba re je apẹja father to fẹ jẹ olóyè chieftain, iya re sí je amọkoko ti ọ jẹ ọkan lára ọmọ Ogu people. Olatunji lati ma so ède Gun (Ogu/Egun) ati Yoruba language. Ìyá ìyá rẹ àti ìyá ìyá rẹ - ìyá àgbà je alufa ti Vodun ati ìgbàgbọ Ogu,wo má sìn Vodun, bí Kori, ti ọ jẹ oriṣa ti irọyin.^[2]^[3] nitori ikú bàbá rẹ̀ of his father's , ni tete ọjọ ori a kò láti jẹ oyè gẹgẹ bí olóyè .

Ni ọmọ ọdún méjìlá, o mọ pé ohun o fe di olóyè. O ka ìwé Reader's Digest ìwé ìròyìn nípa Rotary International Foundation's scholarship program, ti ọ sí kó ìdánwò rẹ . A gbà wọlé ọ lọ sí ilé ìwé gíga United States of America ni ọdún 1950.

Èkó

Olatunji gbà Ebun ìwé o fẹ ni ọdún 1950 o sí ka ìwé Morehouse College ni Atlanta, Georgia, níbití o ni èròngbà, sùgbón kó korin Morehouse College Glee Club. Olatunji je ọrẹ gidigidi sí oludari Glee Club Dr. Wendell P. Whalum o so'wopo láti dá egbé akọrin choir's repertoire, "Betelehemu", orin keresimesi Naijiria . Lẹyìn tí ọ jade ni ile iwe Morehouse, o tẹsiwaju sí New York University láti kà nípa public administration. Níbi tí ọ ti bẹrẹ, egbé onílù kékeré láti má pa owó bi ọ ṣe tẹsiwaju ninu iwe re .^[4]

↑ "The Nigerian drummer who set the beat for US civil rights". BBC News. 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
↑ Olatunji, Babatunde; Atkinson, Robert (2005). The Beat of My Drum: An Autobiography. ISBN 9781592133543. https://books.google.com/books?id=U6xiXqGm49IC&q=akinsola+akiwowo&pg=PA6.
↑ Martin, Andrew R.; Matthew Mihalka Ph, D. (September 30, 2020). Music around the World: A Global Encyclopedia [3 volumes]: A Global Encyclopedia. ISBN 9781610694995. https://books.google.com/books?id=wvb2DwAAQBAJ&q=zannu+olatunji&pg=PA625.
↑ "Babatunde Olatunji 1927 – 2003". African Music Encyclopedia. May 2003. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

[BBC_News_2020-1] "The Nigerian drummer who set the beat for US civil rights". BBC News. 2020-09-01. Retrieved 2020-09-05.

[2] Olatunji, Babatunde; Atkinson, Robert (2005). The Beat of My Drum: An Autobiography. ISBN 9781592133543. https://books.google.com/books?id=U6xiXqGm49IC&q=akinsola+akiwowo&pg=PA6.

[3] Martin, Andrew R.; Matthew Mihalka Ph, D. (September 30, 2020). Music around the World: A Global Encyclopedia [3 volumes]: A Global Encyclopedia. ISBN 9781610694995. https://books.google.com/books?id=wvb2DwAAQBAJ&q=zannu+olatunji&pg=PA625.

[4] "Babatunde Olatunji 1927 – 2003". African Music Encyclopedia. May 2003. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)

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