Baba Olatunji plays Fanga

Wow, thanks for posting this!! I learned the djembe on Baba's music!

Is that Gordy on the JunJun?

It's Bob Bloom on the djun and bell. Such fun memories! We just had some marvelous classes with Quint and with Sanga. The fun goes on!

@railroadmusic You can probably still get it from Omega. They have the whole library

i use to know just how to dance this. I love the video !!

whats with the gaps of ugly sound?

Oh, what great memories of class with Baba, Sanga of the Valley and Mz Alloladay. Oh, I I think I just saw Bob Bloom. What a great bunch.THank you Omega for always bringing us so many wonderful teachers to learn from. I was at a Sufi meditation class when the drummers where there and the rhythm just drew me in. I ended up being in the class and coming home with my first (of now many) drum. I still play Baba's rhythms and think of him with love.

We just found out this year that Quint lives near us, and we got a class going with him. How cool is that?! Like stepping right back into the fun and beautiful spirits.

That is great Dkern. WHere are you. Here in NY there are many drumming teachers available so I continue to learn and play. I'll be teaching an art class at Omega and will look into old videos of Baba that they may have. I have seen Fanga a few times. He's still drumming and teaching, just a bit grayer these days..

I love hearing good stories about Baba O. He did so much good for so many. I sure hope you win tomorrow in WI! Working people everywhere are rooting for you. We've been trying to help from all the way down here in PA.

white folks cant dance.

What could be better.  Vintage Babtunde with some dynamite dancing

Oops, Babatunde.  The fingers faster than the brain. 

Hello! Can you re upload again this video better ripped? I see is ok, but time to time sound stops. 

The tape that I digitized it from had those gaps.  We felt lucky that we had a record of our wonderful time there with Baba at all : )

I saw Baba playing drums on tv when I was 2 years old (Sesame Street!) - I turned over my toy box and started to imitate him. Changed my life! Thanks Baba;-)

Oh Please,!! playing a DRUM, OR TRYING TO DO THE DANCE, WILL NOT SPEAK TO YOU, COPY YOU MAY, BUT THAT IS ALL YOU CAN DO, YOU DO NOT AND NEVER WILL HAVE OUR SOUL

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Mi love mi Baba! I miss you and love you and uplifting your legacies baba!

Wow, I'm not sure if I was there that year...or if it was the year before. Olatunji was one of the finest drummers and one of the best people I've met. I will never forget the time I had with him. Thank you so much for retrieving this memory for me.

I was there in the class! Great memories!

Its funny how whites ban the drum when we were captives here: now they crave to imitate the drums and try to attract its spirit. This looks real creepy...smdh.

why do anglo-saxonic whites always move like stiffs in these demos? I'm white too - you give us a bad name! Shake your fucking flesh fer chrissakes!

baba ,set the Supreme standard FORE ALL drummers, MUSICAL drummers WORLDWIDE in MY generation........drums OF PASSION FABULOUS,...5,***

Show out the LOVE welcome the returning ones... AhshayO

Beautiful energies 🥰😍

my grandma danced with Baba and when i showed her this she pointed to herself and did the dance while in her hospital bed it made me cry knowing she is always still.

We had Baba's first album in my family home when I was a kid in 1959. Many years later, in 1992, when I met him and learned to dance fanga I told him that, and that I still had it, he hugged me in heartfelt gratitude to hear that. I felt lucky and honored to meet him, the great Nigerian elder spokesman for West African culture. Thank you, Baba -- your print will stay upon us forever!

JJ was 17 years old at that time

I used to date a Colombian chick that knew how to dance "African" her ass off. It really looked beautiful.

I HATE to see white people DANCE TO our MUSIC!
The same ones that KILLED our ancestors for the SAME MUSIC AND Culture!

th e dancers <3

Are there any videos of Baba Olatunji performing in Cuba or Brazil? I ask because of the Yoruba culture in those two countries.

Peace and blessings Baba

Big up respect and love to this djembefola grandmaster. Fanga is one of my liked rhythms. Greeting song as well. I don't have a singing voice but I still sing it because for me it's welcoming the ancestors inhabit me and surround me. Without my ancestors I would not have ever become a djembefola drummer. I miss brother elder very much he was an encyclopedia of historic drumming knowledge and wisdom.

Lelelelelelele!

FANGA! Very nice:)

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LOVE IT!

My kid is baba’s student!

Thanks so much for posting!! Wow, a blast from the past. Being there was one of my most memorable birthdays!! Learning from masters like Baba Olatunji, Nana Vasconcelos, Authur Hull and Tony Vacca. just a dream.

Since 1961 I knew about OLATNJI Keeps me powerful, strong &!joyful… Praise HIM ❤❤❤

So incredibly beautiful to watch!