empty cell Lekan Babalola
Lekan Babalola is a Nigerian jazz percussionist born in Lagos. He began his musical career in his father's Aladura church, playing the conga. In 1980, he moved to the United Kingdom to study automobile engineering but later shifted his focus to music. Babalola has collaborated with notable artists such as Fela Kuti, Ali Farka Touré, and Cassandra Wilson. He won a Grammy Award in 2006 for his work on Ali Farka Touré's album "In the Heart of the Moon" and a second Grammy in 2009 for Cassandra Wilson's "Loverly." His own albums include "Songs of Icon" (2006), "Lakaaye" (2021), and "Aladura Songs Book" (2023).
