Lekan Babalola
Biography
Olalekan Babalola (born c. 1960) is a Nigerian jazz percussionist and musician. Born in Lagos, Nigeria where he began playing the conga at a young age, he has released seven albums and jointly won two Grammy Awards.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
83 releases · 24 albums · active 1979–2025
- Performance · 192
- Other credits · 16
- Production · 13
Studios: Petit Bois Studios · Livingston Studios · Picty Street Recording · Hotel Mandé
Frequent collaborators
- Cassandra Wilson
- Various
- Frankie Valentine
- Gasper Lawal
- Ali Farka Touré
- Tony Allen
- Ernest Ranglin
- Phil Dawson ٤-tet

