Ginger Baker

Ginger Baker arrived in Lagos in the early 1970s already famous as the drummer behind Cream and Blind Faith, and he stayed long enough to leave a mark on Afrobeat's spread beyond Africa. Between 1972 and 1973 he assembled and ran a multitrack studio in the city, working mostly alongside Fela Kuti and Africa '70.

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1960s–2019

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  Afrobeat

  Supporting cast · 1968-1997 · Members

  Afrobeat is a genre from Lagos, Nigeria, 1968–1997. Its principal artists include Fela Kuti, Tony Allen and Sandra Izsadore. This issue covers 9 essential albums and 14 dated events.