Lekan Babalola, a two-time Grammy award winning musician, has finally signed on to Temple Management Company, a Nigeria-based talent management firm.
According to Modern Ghana, the famous percussionist who has worked with top names including the late Prince, recently signed the deal in London, where he is based.
Speaking about the new deal, Mr Babalola said he had been looking to sign on to an indigenous company, and was impressed when he saw the work Temple Management did for the concert hosted by legendary singer King Sunny Ade.
“I am delighted to work with The Temple Management Company and I strongly believe the company’s contribution to my artistic success in Nigeria and Africa is highly important and I look forward to the partnership,” Babalola said.
“I became sold when I stumbled on the impressive way that TMC executed the King Sunny Ade Sunny On Sunday Concert and I believe that TMC’s involvement is a pre-requisite for the success of my artistic career in Nigeria and Africa,” he added.
Celebrating this new the deal, Idris Olorunnimbe, the CEO/Founder of the management company, said the company will work with Lekan Babalola to plant Nigeria’s feet in the world of jazz.
Lekan Babalola won his first Grammy with Ali Farka Toure on the album “In the Heart of the Moon”, and later, in 2009, he bagged another winning for his work on Cassandra Wilson’s ‘Loverley’.
