Grammy-Award Winning Nigerian Drummer Sikiru Adepoju Unveils New Project, The Riddim Doctors, with Debut Single "Ajaja"
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020
LOS ANGELES, March 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Two-time GRAMMY-Award winner Sikiru Adepoju, a Nigerian talking drum and other traditional drums master, is unveiling his new collaborative project The Riddim Doctors' with the album's vibrant debut single "Ajaja."
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- LOS ANGELES, March 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Two-time GRAMMY-Award winner Sikiru Adepoju, a Nigerian talking drum and other traditional drums master, is unveiling his new collaborative project The Riddim Doctors' with the album's vibrant debut single "Ajaja."
- Sikiru's brainchild, The Riddim Doctors is made up of himself and his brother Saminu Adepoju as well asPeter Fujii, Giovanni Hildalgo, Ian Herman, Richard Nagan, Femi Ojetundeand Douglas Val Serrant.
- "The Riddim Doctors is a project I started to continue to celebrate African roots music while also giving it new life and blending it with other flavors," Adepoju said.
- "Ajaja" is a fresh take on legendary drummer Babatunde Olatunji's previously produced and released by Mickey Hart of Grateful Dead.