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Anthony Francis was born in Trinidad.
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He started playing African drums at an early age. In the beginning of 1970s Francis moved to New York City, where he met Babatunde Olatunji and became Baba"s student and one of his lead djembe players. Anthony Francis spent 25 years with Olatunji and his band Drums of Passion.
He worked with artists such as Carlos Santana, Nina Simone, The Grateful Dead, the Neville Brothers and Stanley Jordan.
Since 1989 he started working with Raven Recording and Gabrielle Roth. In 1993 Sanga together with Babatunde Olatunji took part in the first in the history djembe educational video called African Drumming.
In 2003 Anthony Francis and Village Drums of Freedom released an album Historic travel: cultural rhythms. In 2004 after Olatunji’s death Sanga led the tribute performance in A Great Night in Harlem Benefit Concert in Apollo Theatre.
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