Career
Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he leads four bands that represent his various musical specialties: Kotoja (an international Afro-funk band). The Nigerian Brothers (traditional folk music). The West African Highlife Band (highlife hits of yesteryear).
And the Afro-Beat Connexion (modern Afrobeat collaboration with other African and American musicians).
Babá Ken has also headlined such venues as Lincoln Center, The Fillmore, The Warfield, LACMA, the Oakland Coliseum, Yoshi"s, The Greek Theater, and the Great American Music Hall.