Ginger Baker: In Africa

Synopsis

In November 1971, Ginger Baker, the legendary drummer of Cream and Blind Faith, decided to set up a recording studio in Lagos, then the capital of Nigeria. Baker was one of the first rock musicians to realize the potential of African music. He also decided that it would be a rewarding musical experience to travel to Nigeria over land across the Sahara desert - a journey that would lead him into a number of adventures. This film by Tony Palmer follows Ginger Baker's odyssey as he makes his journey and finally arrives in Nigeria to set up his studio, which would run successfully through the seventies as a facility for both local and western musicians (Paul McCartney's Wings recorded "Band On The Run" there).

Main Cast

Ginger Baker

Self

Age : 85 | Popularity : 17%

Fela Kuti

Self

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Tony Palmer
Editing	Editor	Tony Palmer Graham Bunn
Camera	Director of Photography	Bob Bolt
Sound	Sound	Alan Dykes
Department	Role	Name

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