The Resume

(April 7, 1927-April 6, 2003)
Born in Ajido, Nigeria
Recorded the albums ‘Drums of Passion' (1959), ‘Zungo!' (1961), ‘Flaming Drums' (1962), ‘More Drums of Passion' (1966), ‘Soul Makossa' (1973), ‘Drums of Passion: The Invocation' (1988), ‘Drums of Passion: The Beat' (1989), ‘Drums of Passion: Celebrate Freedom, Justice & Peace,' (1993) and ‘Love Drum Talk' (1997)

Why he might be annoying:

He recycled the hell out of that ‘Drums of Passion' title.
He prefaced most of his concerts with a political speech.
He said his music had ‘medicinal powers.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was one of the first successful ‘world music' artists.
He won a Grammy for collaborating with Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead on ‘Planet Drum.'
He first met Hart three decades earlier when Hart was a student in his music class.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• B.O. and B.S.
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 03]
• Drummers
• I Attended Morehouse College
• I Died in 2003 (Ranked: 75)
• I Have Diabetes
• Long Names
• Look at My Drums
• Profiles 19751-20000 (Ranked: 19906)
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20030406)

Year In Review:

In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 16 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 22 Votes: 72.73% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 24 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 29 Votes: 75.86% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 31 Votes: 67.74% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 70 Votes: 62.86% Annoying