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Omar Hakim - Quite A Legend
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MCA Hall in Wisma MCA was the venue for this unique Roland Showcase featuring the legendary drummer Omar Hakim & his compadre, synth wizard Scott Tibbs. The occassion was to introduce the new V Drums, TD-20K-BK among others.
To those uninitiated, this is the guy who is regarded as one of the world's best and the list of people that he has played with read out like a list of the Top Who's Who in the music biz. These are but few; Weather Report, Madonna, Sting, Victor Bailey, Najee, Celine Dion, Jewel, George Benson, Joe Sample, David Bowie, John Scofield, Bruce Springsteen, Lionel Richie, Mariah Carey, Mick Jagger, Anita Baker and the late, great Prince Of Jazz, my idol, Miles Davis. On Miles, I am making it my personal mission to meet in person musicians who have played for him. Besides Omar, I've also hv met Steve Thornton ...
Remember Bowie's big hit 'Let's Dance' ... " put on yr red shoes and dance the blues ....let's dance ! "? Well, the man behind all those memorable drum beats is none other than Omar Hakim.
   
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