Babatunde Olatunji (April 7, 1927 – April 6, 2003) alikuwa mpiga ngoma, mwalimu, mwanaharakati wa jamii mwenye asili ya Kinigeria. Olatunji alizaliwa katika kijiji cha Ajido, mji mdogo uliokaribu na Badagry, Lagos, mjini kusini magharibi mwa East midlands. Ana asili ya Wayoruba, Olatunji alianza kutambulishwa katika muziki wa asili ya Afrika akiwa katika umri mdogo kabisa. Alisoma habari za ufadhili wa kimasomo katika jarida la "Reader's Digest kuhusu Rotary International Foundation, kisha kuomba. Alienda Marekani mnamo mwaka wa 1950. Drums of Passion (Columbia, 1959) Zungo! (1961) Flaming Drums (1962, Columbia Records CS8666) Olatunji Drums!, Drums!, Drums! (Roulette, 1964) Soul Makossa (1973, Paramount, EP) Dance to the Beat of My Drum (1986, Bellaphon) Drums of Passion: The Invocation (1988, Rykodisc) Drums of Passion: The Beat (1989, Rykodisc) Drums of Passion: Celebrate Freedom, Justice & Peace (1993, Olatunji Music) Drums of Passion and More (1994, Bear Family) Box Set Babatunde Olatunji, Healing Rhythms, Songs and Chants (1995, Olatunji Music) Love Drum Talk (1997, Chesky) Drums of Passion [Expanded] (2002)