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Narada Michael Walden
12+ albums
soulfunkDiscoNarada Michael Waldendrummer
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Narada Michael Walden (born Michael Walden on 23 April 1952 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA) is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards. Walden has also owned and operated Tarpan Studios, a well-known recording studio in San Rafael, California, since the mid-1980s. Narada's career spans over three decades and is threaded with gold, platinum, and multi-platinum awards. He's produced and/or (co) written number one hits by Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey ("Vision of Love"), Aretha Franklin ("Freeway of Love"), and Lisa Fischer ("How Can I Ease the Pain"). His proficient drumming skills have made him a first-call session musician playing on countless recording sessions.Walden has played on all kind of sessions from rock, jazz, pop, R&B, to fusion, sharing the recording and concert stage with the likes of John McLaughlin, the Mahavishnu Orchestra (a 21-year-old Narada replaced drumming legend Billy Cobham), and Jeff Beck (his Wired album) to name a small few. His own career as a recording artist is showcased on Rhino's Ecstasy's Dance: The Best of Narada Michael Walden. Walden's eclecticism is threaded throughout his recordings in varying degrees. In the '80s, he became a Grammy-winning mega-producer: Producer of the Year in 1987, Album of the Year for the 1993 movie soundtrack The Bodyg
top songs
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I Shoulda Loved Ya
18,6712Gimme Gimme Gimme (with Patti Austin)
11,1153Tonight I'm Alright
6,8554Divine Emotions
6,6775Gimme Gimme Gimme
2,8836I Shoulda Loved You
2,3527THE MORE I LOVE MY LIFE - Radio Edit
1,5458Delightful
1,2559Coconut Wire
1,14510(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below, We're All Going to Go
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