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Bashiri Johnson

perc, *1955 US, Brooklyn
Musician of R&B/Soul and Electronic

Bashiri Johnson (born May 12, 1955) is a New York City-based percussionist, whose work has appeared on many records, as well as in commercials, films, television, videogames, and concert performances. He is known to be one of the most recorded percussionists in the music business, as well as one of the most visible. While he has recorded with such artists as Luther Vandross, Miles Davis, and Patti LaBelle, he has also been a part of numerous on-stage performances; he has performed on stage with artists such as Sting, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie, Aretha Franklin, and Steve Winwood.

     
Instruments
  • Percussion
  • Congas
Genres
  • R&B/Soul
  • Electronic
  • Dance
  • Pop
  • Rock
Popular Tracks   
Volare (Nel blu, dipinto di blu) on The Ultimate Collection by Russell Watson
Nabucco / Act 3: Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) [Nabucco] on Amore - The Opera Album by Russell Watson
Amore Is Love on Amore Is Love by Jerry Butera & Bashiri Johnson
Ooh Child on Soul Liberation by Bashiri Johnson
I Can't Breathe on I Can't Breathe by Bashiri Johnson
Pipe Dream on 25 Years of New York New Music by Various Artists, Tara Simoncic, Andy Teirstein, Robert Geary, Ivan Meylemans, George Tsontakis, Robert Ian Winstin & Leonard Slatkin
Love, Dreams, Peace and Happiness on Soul Liberation by Bashiri Johnson
Eve's Lullaby on Ponds Between Us by Bashiri Johnson
The City Mouse and the Country Mouse on Musical Aesop by Bashiri Johnson
4 Times Table Song on Musical Multiplication by Bashiri Johnson

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Band Members
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
YeleleJonathan Peters & Bashiri Johnson Featuring Mai Lingani2008Album
MakocheJonathan Peters & Bashiri Johnson Featuring Tiokasin Ghosthorse2008Album
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