23-04-2018, 22:40
Narada Michael Walden was born on this day in 1952, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. He’s a drummer, percussionist, composer and producer, and also plays the piano.
He acquired the name Narada in the psychedelic seventies – it was bestowed on him by Sri Chinmoy as was Devadip on Carlos Santana, with whom he played at the time (he did a stint with the Mahavishnu Orchestra too - unsurprisingly!). He’s had many accolades heaped upon him for his more mainstream R&B stuff and a list of credits, the length of which made me glaze over, for composition and production as well as for soundtracks and other collaborations.
This is a lovely piece from Santana’s Oneness: Silver Dreams – Golden Reality on which he contributes piano …
He acquired the name Narada in the psychedelic seventies – it was bestowed on him by Sri Chinmoy as was Devadip on Carlos Santana, with whom he played at the time (he did a stint with the Mahavishnu Orchestra too - unsurprisingly!). He’s had many accolades heaped upon him for his more mainstream R&B stuff and a list of credits, the length of which made me glaze over, for composition and production as well as for soundtracks and other collaborations.
This is a lovely piece from Santana’s Oneness: Silver Dreams – Golden Reality on which he contributes piano …
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