Person · 1939–2019 · Lagos [6.46, 3.39]
Ginger Baker
Ginger Baker, the British drummer of Cream, became one of afrobeat's most visible outside champions after he settled in Lagos and built a recording studio there in the early 1970s. He befriended Fela Kuti, performed and recorded with Africa 70, and shared billing on the 1971 album Why Black Man Dey Suffer. His presence connected the Lagos scene to the global rock world.
Evidence2
- MusicBrainz: Ginger BakerMusicBrainz
musicbrainz.org/artist/e01d1aff-9cc2-4606-83d7-56445515c6e6
accessed 2026-06-04
- Wikidata: Ginger BakerWikidata
www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q122232
accessed 2026-06-04
Connections1
collaborates with → Fela Kuti
Ginger Baker, the British rock drummer who settled in Lagos and built a studio there, recorded and performed with Fela and Africa 70 and shares credit on the 1971 album Why Black Man Dey Suffer. The collaboration linked afrobeat to the global rock world at the very moment the genre was forming. It also paired two of the era's most distinctive drummers, Baker and Tony Allen, on the same stage.