Edward Wakili-Hick (also Eddie Hick and Natcyet Wakili) is an English drummer, percussionist, record producer and composer. He is known for his performances with music bands and individual artistes like the

Sons of Kemet Sons of Kemet were a British jazz band formed by Shabaka Hutchings, Oren Marshall, Seb Rochford, and Tom Skinner (drummer), Tom Skinner. Theon Cross replaced Marshall on tuba after the first album, and Eddie Hick replaced Rochford on drums afte ...

Nubya Garcia Nubya Nyasha Garcia (born 1991) is a British jazz musician, Saxophone, saxophonist, composer and bandleader. Early life and education Garcia was born in 1991 in Camden Town, London, the youngest of four siblings, to a Guyanese people, Guyanese ...

Kokoroko Kokoroko is a British London-based septet, led by Sheila Maurice-Grey and Onome Edgeworth playing a fusion of funk and highlife. In February 2019, they were named "ones to watch" by ''The Guardian'', after their track "Abusey Junction" garnered ...

and

Ezra Collective Ezra Collective are a British jazz quintet composed of drummer and bandleader Femi Koleoso, bassist TJ Koleoso, keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones, trumpeter Ife Ogunjobi, and tenor saxophonist James Mollison, who met at the jazz youth programme Tomorr ...

. In 2022, he released an album from his project, the Nok Cultural Ensemble, .

Career

In 2007, Wakili-Hick was one of the founding members of Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra. In 2009, Wakili-Hick joined

Gilad Atzmon Gilad Atzmon (, ; born 9 June 1963) is an Israeli-born British saxophonist, novelist, political activist, and writer. As a musician, he is best known as a saxophonist and bandleader. His instruments include the saxophone, accordion, clarinet ...

& the Orient House Ensemble. In 2017, he became one of the founders of the Steam Down collective alongside Ahnanse, poet Brother Portrait, Nadeem Din-Gabisi and later Wakili-Hick joined

. In 2022, he started the Nok Cultural Ensemble alongside Onome Edgeworth (from

), Dwayne Kilvington (AKA Wonky Logic) and Joseph Deenmamode (AKA Mo Kolours). The ensemble is named after the ancient

Nok culture The Nok culture is a population whose material remains are named after the Ham people, Ham village of Nok in Southern Kaduna, southern Kaduna State of Nigeria, where their terracotta sculptures were first discovered in 1928. The Nok people and ...

Discography

As leader/co-leader

* ''Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra'' ( Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra, 2010) * ''Njhyi'' Nok Ensemble ( SA, 2022)

On drums

* ''The Tide has changed''

& the Orient House Ensemble ( World Village, 2010) * ''Sine Qua Non – Serge Gainsbourg Reimagined'' Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble (Coup Perdu, 2013) * ''Sine Qua Non (Midem Cannes February 2014)'' Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble (Coup Perdu, 2014) * ''Caribbean Roots''

Anthony Joseph Anthony Joseph FRSL (born 12 November 1966) is a British/Trinidadian poet, novelist, musician and academic. In 2023, he was awarded the T. S. Eliot Prize for his book ''Sonnets for Albert''. Biography Joseph was born in Port of Spain, Trin ...

(

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, 2016) * ''Ikwunga'' – Dibia (Rebisi Hut &

Dele Sosimi Bamidele Olatunbosun Sosimi (born 22 February 1963) known as Dele Sosimi, is a Nigerian-British musician. Biography Sosimi was born in Hackney, London, England. His career began when he joined Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's Egypt 80 (1979–86). Sosim ...

Music], 2016) * ''Your Queen Is A Reptile –

'' (

Impulse! Records Impulse! Records (occasionally styled as "¡mpulse! Records" and "¡!") is an American jazz record label established by Creed Taylor in 1960. John Coltrane was among Impulse!'s earliest signings. Thanks to consistent sales and positive critiques ...

, 2016) * ''The RE:ensemble – Easter EP – Ashley Henry'' (Sony Music, 2018) * ''Where Are Your Branches? – Oscar Jerome'' (2018) * ''Uniting of Opposites – Ancient Lights'' (Tru Thoughts, 2018) * ''Trudi's Songbook: Volume One & Two'' –

Ruby Rushton Ruby Rushton are a British jazz band, led by Ed Cawthorne AKA Tenderlonious and based in south London. Discography Albums *''Two For Joy'' (22a, 2015) – Ed Cawthorne (tenor saxophone), Nick Walters (trumpet), Aidan Shepherd ( keys/ synth bas ...

(22a, 2019) * ''Honey For Wounds – Ego Ella May'' (UpperRoom Records, 2020) * ''Beyond The Dome'' Marcus Joseph ( Jazz Refreshed, 2021) * ''Live at Real World Studios''

Nala Sinephro Nala Sinephro (born 1996) is a Caribbean-Belgian experimental jazz musician based in London. She is best known for her ambient jazz compositions, where she predominantly plays the pedal harp, modular synthesiser, keyboards and piano. In 2021, s ...

With Edward Wakili-Hick & Dwayne Kilvington ( NTS, 2021)

Writing / arranging

– ''Caribbean Roots'' (

, 2016) * ''

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Presents LCSM – Earthbound'' (Super-Sonic Jazz, 2020) * Chelsea Carmichael – ''The River Doesn't Like Strangers – Earthbound'' ( Native Rebel, 2022)

References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hick, Eddie English jazz drummers British people of Nigerian descent English people of Nigerian descent 21st-century English male musicians English male jazz musicians Sons of Kemet members Musicians from York People from Southern Kaduna Atyap people 1987 births Living people