Baba Alade
| Baba Alade, grew up in Watts, California and approaches his folk/ blues from his urban roots, armed with Banjo in hand. Baba is a poetic wordsmith who sings of love, lost and found through sweet melodies that resonate in your mind. While the tunes ring with the sweetness of a child they reflect the wisdom of an elder. He has played with everyone from Taj Mahal, Babatunde Olatunji to the great jazz legend, Charles Lloyd. His mesmerizing performances are legendary. |
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| Watch the TV show “Hen House Studios Live” - Featuring Baba Alade |
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| Baba Alade - Unified and One (CD): |
| “The crown honor is befitting of this one”, is a close translation to the proverb of Baba Alade. His crown is a story and he finds many ways to tell it. “Unified and One” has as many names as the Blues. “It could have been called any one of the other songs,” he says, because, “it’s all the blues.” As the lead off track, this CD is given the responsibility of introducing you to a musician that does so many different things. He’s a banjo player that can tell you about the history of the kora and other instruments that have been integral to the voyage and continuum of African peoples. He’s a guitar player that sings of loves lost and love at first sight that never passes. |
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| Download Mp3(s) from the CD: “Baba Alade - Unified and One” |
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Baba Alade appears in the Documentary Film “Welcome 2 The Hen House” (DVD)In 2000 Hen House Studios opened its doors in Venice, CA, announcing they would be recording independent bands for free, well kind of, the recording time was free and in exchange the sessions along with out of the studio encounters would be filmed. CD compilations were made as well as a music doc short for each band which is posted on their frequently visited website.
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Baba Alade appears on “Hen House Studios Anthology 1″ (CD) The first installment of four from our Hen House compilation series featuring bands from in and around southern California who recorded in our studio for free in exchange for the right to be filmed. Highlighted on this CD are Truilio Disgracious, a band led by Fishbone bass player Norwood Fisher and a track entitled “Afganie” by Gene Bowen featuring Doors drummer John Densmore. Also highlighted is “Weapon of Choice front man Lonnie Marshall”.
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| Purchase the Baba Alade Mp3 from Hen House Studios Anthology 1 |  “Trial By Fire” |
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