Musicians · b. 1944
Remi Kabaka
Nigerian musician
Biography
Remi Kabaka is a jazz musician. Remi Kabaka was born in 1944 in Ghana. Record labels: Antilles.
Remi Kabaka (27 March 1945 - 8 December 2025) was a Nigerian Afro-rock avant-garde drummer. He worked with John Martyn, Hugh Masekela, on Rhythm of the Saints by Paul Simon, and Short Cut Draw Blood by Jim Capaldi. He was also an important figure in the 1970s afro-jazz scene, composing the music to the film Black Goddess. Remi was the father of artist and musician Remi Kabaka Jr, who is the drummer and producer of the virtual rock group Gorillaz.
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When and where was Remi Kabaka born?
Remi Kabaka was born 1944 in Ghana.
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