Nigerians
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Babatunde "Mike" Olatunji lectures and performs at the University of Connecticut
Digital Record
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/11134/20002:20150002Olatunji
Dates:
1970 March 12
Olatunji, Babatunde "Mike" , 1970 March 12
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Scope and Contents
Master drummer and percussionist Babatunde "Mike" Olatunji delivered his sole course lecture on 3/12/1970 (2015-0002/RR15). Olatunji emigrated to the United States from his native Nigeria in 1950. His lecture is 2 hours long and with the exception of 20 minutes, the vast majority of Olatunji's presentation was him performing music. He played drums and a flute and even sang on some numbers. Olatunji's lecture highlighted how elements of African culture (especially music and...
Dates:
1970 March 12
