Nigeria’s political leaders, candidates, and party supporters in laying the foundations for peaceful, credible elections in 2015. We hear from the leaders of the two main parties about their plans for the primary contests, and their strategies for enforcing good conduct among candidates, promoting issue-based rather than personality-driven campaigning, ensuring a tone of moderation in the debates, and encouraging respect for the election outcome. This conference is part of an ongoing series, supported by the Ford Foundation, bringing Nigerian officials, civil society activists, and opinion leaders to Washington, D.C. to engage with U.S. policymakers and Africa experts on how best to ensure that Nigeria's 2015 elections are free, fair, and peaceful.

Nigeria’s political leaders, candidates, and party supporters in laying the foundations for peaceful, credible elections in 2015. We hear from the leaders of the two main parties about their plans for the primary contests, and their strategies for enforcing good conduct among candidates, promoting issue-based rather than personality-driven campaigning, ensuring a tone of moderation in the debates, and encouraging respect for the election outcome. This conference is part of an ongoing series, supported by the Ford Foundation, bringing Nigerian officials, civil society activists, and opinion leaders to Washington, D.C. to engage with U.S. policymakers and Africa experts on how best to ensure that Nigeria's 2015 elections are free, fair, and peaceful.

Nigeria’s political leaders, candidates, and party supporters in laying the foundations for peaceful, credible elections in 2015. We hear from the leaders of the two main parties about their plans for the primary contests, and their strategies for enforcing good conduct among candidates, promoting issue-based rather than personality-driven campaigning, ensuring a tone of moderation in the debates, and encouraging respect for the election outcome. This conference is part of an ongoing series, supported by the Ford Foundation, bringing Nigerian officials, civil society activists, and opinion leaders to Washington, D.C. to engage with U.S. policymakers and Africa experts on how best to ensure that Nigeria's 2015 elections are free, fair, and peaceful.

02 July, 2016.

The UW-Madison’s Mandela Washington Fellows’ historic walking tour of Columbus, Wisconsin, culminated at the Poser House, built by Chadbourn family in 1899 in the Tudor Revival style. Berit Poser and Heidi Poser, both UW-Madison alumnae, grew up in the house and gave a tour, paying particular attention to the home’s historical and social context. (Photo by Catherine Reiland / UW-Madison)

Nigeria’s political leaders, candidates, and party supporters in laying the foundations for peaceful, credible elections in 2015. We hear from the leaders of the two main parties about their plans for the primary contests, and their strategies for enforcing good conduct among candidates, promoting issue-based rather than personality-driven campaigning, ensuring a tone of moderation in the debates, and encouraging respect for the election outcome. This conference is part of an ongoing series, supported by the Ford Foundation, bringing Nigerian officials, civil society activists, and opinion leaders to Washington, D.C. to engage with U.S. policymakers and Africa experts on how best to ensure that Nigeria's 2015 elections are free, fair, and peaceful.

Nigeria’s political leaders, candidates, and party supporters in laying the foundations for peaceful, credible elections in 2015. We hear from the leaders of the two main parties about their plans for the primary contests, and their strategies for enforcing good conduct among candidates, promoting issue-based rather than personality-driven campaigning, ensuring a tone of moderation in the debates, and encouraging respect for the election outcome. This conference is part of an ongoing series, supported by the Ford Foundation, bringing Nigerian officials, civil society activists, and opinion leaders to Washington, D.C. to engage with U.S. policymakers and Africa experts on how best to ensure that Nigeria's 2015 elections are free, fair, and peaceful.

Nigeria’s political leaders, candidates, and party supporters in laying the foundations for peaceful, credible elections in 2015. We hear from the leaders of the two main parties about their plans for the primary contests, and their strategies for enforcing good conduct among candidates, promoting issue-based rather than personality-driven campaigning, ensuring a tone of moderation in the debates, and encouraging respect for the election outcome. This conference is part of an ongoing series, supported by the Ford Foundation, bringing Nigerian officials, civil society activists, and opinion leaders to Washington, D.C. to engage with U.S. policymakers and Africa experts on how best to ensure that Nigeria's 2015 elections are free, fair, and peaceful.

25 July 2023, Rome, Italy - Babafemi Oyewole, Chief Executive Officer, Pan-African Farmers Organization. Special Events: Building Africa's Food Sovereignty and Resilience through Sustainable Investments. UN Food Systems Summit +2 Stocktaking Moment. FAO headquarters, (Red Room).

Photo credit must be given: ©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti. Editorial use only. Copyright ©FAO.

02 July, 2016.

Among UW-Madison’s 2016 Mandela Washington Fellows are six doctors who were especially interested in the visit to the Columbus Community Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital, and where they met with local doctors and health practitioners. Pictured here: Joseph Damba, Stephen Sironga, Julius SM Gilayeneh, Sicily Mburu, Abdihamid Ibrahim, and Babafemi Adebola (Photo by Catherine Reiland / UW-Madison)

02 July, 2016.

As part of their 6-week public management program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a group of Mandela Washington Fellows representing 19 countries African countries, visit Columbus, Wisconsin, to explore the contours of city government, historic preservation, health care, and dairy in a rural community. Their day begins at Columbus’s city hall, an example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture that was built in 1892. (Photo by Catherine Reiland / UW-Madison)

02 July, 2016.

Accustomed to brisk walks down hospital corridors Julius Gilayeneh, Joseph Damba, and Babafemi Adebola, medical doctors who serve in Liberia, Senegal, and Nigeria, respectively, walk past a mural in the Columbus Community Hospital with Dr. Rolf Poser, a cardiologist who has been practicing medicine in Columbus for over thirty years. Gilayeneh, Damba, and Adebola are participating in UW-Madison’s 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship.(Photo by Catherine Reiland / UW-Madison)

02 July, 2016.

Mandela Washington Fellows’ walking tour of Columbus began in the courtyard of city Hall and continued to Farmers’ and Merchant Bank, designed by Louis Sullivan; Columbus’s Four Corners; and then up James Street to a historic residential neighborhood. (Photo by Catherine Reiland / UW-Madison)

02 July, 2016.

While eagerly awaiting a tour of downtown Columbus, Wisconsin, Ailly Namupala, a communications officer for the Namibian Uranium Association and participant of UW-Madison’s 2016 Mandela Washington Fellowship, grabbed a chocolate bar from Tim Hoffman, a native of Columbus who drove the African visitors around town and through the fire station. (Photo by Catherine Reiland / UW-Madison)

Bled, Rikli Balance Hotel.

Strateški forum Bled 2019.

Panel z naslovom Mednarodni red na podlagi pravil ali vrnitev h geopolitiki.

Izvršni direktor Yintab Strategy Consults iz Nigerije Babafemi Badejo.

Foto: Tamino Petelinšek/

Bled, Rikli Balance Hotel.

Strateški forum Bled 2019.

Panel z naslovom Mednarodni red na podlagi pravil ali vrnitev h geopolitiki.

Izvršni direktor Yintab Strategy Consults iz Nigerije Babafemi Badejo.

Foto: Tamino Petelinšek/

2024-11-16: Mr. Yusuf Day, Director AU/AfCFTA Relations and Trade Policy, African Export-Import Bank speaks in the presence of Mrs. Estherine Lisinge-Fotabong, Director of Agriculture Food Security and Environmental Sustainability AUDA-NEPAD and Dr. Babafemi Oyewole, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Farmers Organization (PAFO) during COP29: Day 6.

02 July, 2016.

Babafemi Adebola, a UW-Madison 2016 Mandela Washington Fellow and medical doctor from Nigeria, visited the Columbus Community Hospital, 25-bed critical access facility in rural Wisconsin. (Photo by Catherine Reiland / UW-Madison)

L-R: Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; Speaker, House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin; Senator Babafemi Ojudu; Former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Sikiru Tae Lawal, during the Eid-Kabir Celebration, at the Muslim Central Prayer Ground, Olokemeji, Ado-Ekiti... on Sunday.

Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led some influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads. He is possibly best known for the 1976 hit, "You Are My Starship" on which lead vocals were sung by Michael Henderson.

Norman Connors - Dance Of Magic

Label: Buddah Records - BDS 5674

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue

Country: US

Released: 1976

Genre: Jazz

Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A Dance Of Magic 21:00

B1 Morning Change 6:29

B2 Blue 10:20

B3 Give The Drummer Some 2:22

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Gary Bartz

Bass - Cecil McBee (tracks: A, B1), Stanley Clarke

Drums - Norman Connors

Engineer [Recording] - Harry Yarmark

Flute - Art Webb

Percussion - Airto Moreira (tracks: B1 to B3), Alphonse Mouzon (tracks: A, B2), Anthony Wiles, Babafemi (tracks: A), Billy Hart (tracks: B1 to B3)

Percussion [Baliphone] - Anthony Wiles

Percussion, Congas - Nat Bettis

Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Herbie Hancock

Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Carlos Garnett

Trumpet - Eddie Henderson

Vocals [Featuring] – The U.B.F. Singers (tracks: A)

#NormanConnors #GaryBartz #CecilMcBee #StanleyClarke #HarryYarmark #ArtWebb #AirtoMoreira #AlphonseMouzon #AnthonyWiles #Babafemi #BillyHart #NatBettis #HerbieHancock #CarlosGarnett #EddieHenderson #TheUBFSingers #jazzfusion #jazzfunk #vinylrecordcollection #vinylrecords #vinylrecordstores #BuddahRecords #1976 #rare #percussions #drums #recordoftheday

Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led some influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads. He is possibly best known for the 1976 hit, "You Are My Starship" on which lead vocals were sung by Michael Henderson.

Norman Connors - Dance Of Magic

Label: Buddah Records - BDS 5674

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue

Country: US

Released: 1976

Genre: Jazz

Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A Dance Of Magic 21:00

B1 Morning Change 6:29

B2 Blue 10:20

B3 Give The Drummer Some 2:22

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Gary Bartz

Bass - Cecil McBee (tracks: A, B1), Stanley Clarke

Drums - Norman Connors

Engineer [Recording] - Harry Yarmark

Flute - Art Webb

Percussion - Airto Moreira (tracks: B1 to B3), Alphonse Mouzon (tracks: A, B2), Anthony Wiles, Babafemi (tracks: A), Billy Hart (tracks: B1 to B3)

Percussion [Baliphone] - Anthony Wiles

Percussion, Congas - Nat Bettis

Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Herbie Hancock

Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Carlos Garnett

Trumpet - Eddie Henderson

Vocals [Featuring] – The U.B.F. Singers (tracks: A)

#NormanConnors #GaryBartz #CecilMcBee #StanleyClarke #HarryYarmark #ArtWebb #AirtoMoreira #AlphonseMouzon #AnthonyWiles #Babafemi #BillyHart #NatBettis #HerbieHancock #CarlosGarnett #EddieHenderson #TheUBFSingers #jazzfusion #jazzfunk #vinylrecordcollection #vinylrecords #vinylrecordstores #BuddahRecords #1976 #rare #percussions #drums #recordoftheday

L-R: Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Funmi Olayinka; Governor Kayode Fayemi; Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, Dr. Adewale Omirin; and Senator Babafemi Ojudu, during the Maiden Edition of the State's Executive-Legislative Parley, held at Iloko, Osun State... on Friday.

L-R: Chairman, Action Congress of Nigeria, Ekiti State Chapter, Chief Jide Awe; Federal House of Representatives Candidate, Ekiti Central, Mr. Oyetunde Ojo; Senatoral Candidate, Mr. Babafemi Ojudu; and House of Assembly Candidate, Mr. Gbenga Odebunmi, during the presentation of ACN Flagbearers, at the Ipole-Iloro Ekiti town hall, Aramoko... on Monday

Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led some influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads. He is possibly best known for the 1976 hit, "You Are My Starship" on which lead vocals were sung by Michael Henderson.

Norman Connors - Dance Of Magic

Label: Buddah Records - BDS 5674

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue

Country: US

Released: 1976

Genre: Jazz

Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

ADance Of Magic21:00

B1Morning Change6:29

B2Blue10:20

B3Give The Drummer Some2:22

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Gary Bartz

Bass - Cecil McBee (tracks: A, B1), Stanley Clarke

Drums - Norman Connors

Engineer [Recording] - Harry Yarmark

Flute - Art Webb

Percussion - Airto Moreira (tracks: B1 to B3), Alphonse Mouzon (tracks: A, B2), Anthony Wiles, Babafemi (tracks: A), Billy Hart (tracks: B1 to B3)

Percussion [Baliphone] - Anthony Wiles

Percussion, Congas - Nat Bettis

Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Herbie Hancock

Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Carlos Garnett

Trumpet - Eddie Henderson

Vocals [Featuring] – The U.B.F. Singers (tracks: A)

#NormanConnors #GaryBartz #CecilMcBee #StanleyClarke #HarryYarmark #ArtWebb #AirtoMoreira #AlphonseMouzon #AnthonyWiles

#Babafemi #BillyHart #NatBettis #HerbieHancock #CarlosGarnett #EddieHenderson #TheUBFSingers #jazzfusion #jazzfunk #vinylrecordcollection #vinylrecords #vinylrecordstores #BuddahRecords #1976 #rare #percussions #drums

L-R: Speaker, Ekiti State House of Assembly, (EKHA), Dr. Adewale Omirin; Guest Lecturer, Senator Olorunnimbe Mamora; Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi; his deputy, Mrs. Funmi Olayinka; and Senator Babafemi Ojudu, at the Maiden Edition of the State's Executive-Legislative Parley, held in Iloko, Osun State... on Friday.

DECEMBER 10: Babafemi Oyewole, CEO PAFO speaks during Farmers and Traditional Producers at the Heart of Food Systems Transformation​ at Al Waha Theatre during the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 at Expo City Dubai on December 10, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by COP28 / Christophe Viseux)

2022-11-15: Zeneb Toure, Manager, Civil Society, Community Engagement AfDB Group speaks during COP27 - CSO Event, Day 8. On stage (L-R), Mr Samba Fall, Director at PR; Dr. Al-Hamdou Dorsouma, Director of Climate Change & Green Growth Department AfDB; Augustine Njamnshi, Chair of Political and Technical Affairs, Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and Babafemi O. OYEWOLE, CEO, Pan African Farmers Organisation.

2022-11-15: Zeneb Toure, Manager, Civil Society, Community Engagement AfDB Group speaking during COP27 - CSO Event, Day 8. On stage (L-R), Mr. Samba Fall, Director at PR; Dr. Al-Hamdou Dorsouma, Director of Climate Change & Green Growth Department AfDB; Augustine Njamnshi, Chair of Political and Technical Affairs, Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and Babafemi O. OYEWOLE, CEO, Pan African Farmers Organisation.

2025-03-17: Mr. Babafemi O. Oyewole, CEO, Panafrican Farmers Organisation, shares remarks during SHF Finance Conference: Emerging Outcomes.

Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led some influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads. He is possibly best known for the 1976 hit, "You Are My Starship" on which lead vocals were sung by Michael Henderson.

Norman Connors - Dance Of Magic

Label: Buddah Records - BDS 5674

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue

Country: US

Released: 1976

Genre: Jazz

Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A Dance Of Magic 21:00

B1 Morning Change 6:29

B2 Blue 10:20

B3 Give The Drummer Some 2:22

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Gary Bartz

Bass - Cecil McBee (tracks: A, B1), Stanley Clarke

Drums - Norman Connors

Engineer [Recording] - Harry Yarmark

Flute - Art Webb

Percussion - Airto Moreira (tracks: B1 to B3), Alphonse Mouzon (tracks: A, B2), Anthony Wiles, Babafemi (tracks: A), Billy Hart (tracks: B1 to B3)

Percussion [Baliphone] - Anthony Wiles

Percussion, Congas - Nat Bettis

Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Herbie Hancock

Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Carlos Garnett

Trumpet - Eddie Henderson

Vocals [Featuring] – The U.B.F. Singers (tracks: A)

#NormanConnors #GaryBartz #CecilMcBee #StanleyClarke #HarryYarmark #ArtWebb #AirtoMoreira #AlphonseMouzon #AnthonyWiles #Babafemi #BillyHart #NatBettis #HerbieHancock #CarlosGarnett #EddieHenderson #TheUBFSingers #jazzfusion #jazzfunk #vinylrecordcollection #vinylrecords #vinylrecordstores #BuddahRecords #1976 #rare #percussions #drums #recordoftheday

2022-11-15: Luther Yameogo, Principal Partnership & Advocacy Officer, AfDB addresses the audience at COP27 - CSO Event, Day 8. On stage (L-R), Mr. Samba Fall, Director at PR; Dr. Al-Hamdou Dorsouma, Director of Climate Change & Green Growth Department AfDB; Augustine Njamnshi, Chair of Political and Technical Affairs, Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA); Zeneb Toure, Manager, Civil Society, Community Engagement AfDB Group and Babafemi O. OYEWOLE, CEO, Pan African Farmers Organisation.

Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led some influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads. He is possibly best known for the 1976 hit, "You Are My Starship" on which lead vocals were sung by Michael Henderson.

Norman Connors - Dance Of Magic

Label: Buddah Records - BDS 5674

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue

Country: US

Released: 1976

Genre: Jazz

Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A Dance Of Magic 21:00

B1 Morning Change 6:29

B2 Blue 10:20

B3 Give The Drummer Some 2:22

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Gary Bartz

Bass - Cecil McBee (tracks: A, B1), Stanley Clarke

Drums - Norman Connors

Engineer [Recording] - Harry Yarmark

Flute - Art Webb

Percussion - Airto Moreira (tracks: B1 to B3), Alphonse Mouzon (tracks: A, B2), Anthony Wiles, Babafemi (tracks: A), Billy Hart (tracks: B1 to B3)

Percussion [Baliphone] - Anthony Wiles

Percussion, Congas - Nat Bettis

Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Herbie Hancock

Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Carlos Garnett

Trumpet - Eddie Henderson

Vocals [Featuring] – The U.B.F. Singers (tracks: A)

#NormanConnors #GaryBartz #CecilMcBee #StanleyClarke #HarryYarmark #ArtWebb #AirtoMoreira #AlphonseMouzon #AnthonyWiles #Babafemi #BillyHart #NatBettis #HerbieHancock #CarlosGarnett #EddieHenderson #TheUBFSingers #jazzfusion #jazzfunk #vinylrecordcollection #vinylrecords #vinylrecordstores #BuddahRecords #1976 #rare #percussions #drums #recordoftheday

2022-11-15: Zeneb Toure, Manager, Civil Society, Community Engagement AfDB Group speaks during COP27 - CSO Event, Day 8. On stage (L-R), Mr. Samba Fall, Director at PR; Dr. Al-Hamdou Dorsouma, Director of Climate Change & Green Growth Department AfDB; Augustine Njamnshi, Chair of Political and Technical Affairs, Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and Babafemi O. OYEWOLE, CEO, Pan African Farmers Organisation.

Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led some influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads. He is possibly best known for the 1976 hit, "You Are My Starship" on which lead vocals were sung by Michael Henderson.

Norman Connors - Dance Of Magic

Label: Buddah Records - BDS 5674

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue

Country: US

Released: 1976

Genre: Jazz

Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A Dance Of Magic 21:00

B1 Morning Change 6:29

B2 Blue 10:20

B3 Give The Drummer Some 2:22

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Gary Bartz

Bass - Cecil McBee (tracks: A, B1), Stanley Clarke

Drums - Norman Connors

Engineer [Recording] - Harry Yarmark

Flute - Art Webb

Percussion - Airto Moreira (tracks: B1 to B3), Alphonse Mouzon (tracks: A, B2), Anthony Wiles, Babafemi (tracks: A), Billy Hart (tracks: B1 to B3)

Percussion [Baliphone] - Anthony Wiles

Percussion, Congas - Nat Bettis

Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Herbie Hancock

Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Carlos Garnett

Trumpet - Eddie Henderson

Vocals [Featuring] – The U.B.F. Singers (tracks: A)

#NormanConnors #GaryBartz #CecilMcBee #StanleyClarke #HarryYarmark #ArtWebb #AirtoMoreira #AlphonseMouzon #AnthonyWiles #Babafemi #BillyHart #NatBettis #HerbieHancock #CarlosGarnett #EddieHenderson #TheUBFSingers #jazzfusion #jazzfunk #vinylrecordcollection #vinylrecords #vinylrecordstores #BuddahRecords #1976 #rare #percussions #drums #recordoftheday

2022-11-15: Zeneb Toure, Manager, Civil Society, Community Engagement AfDB Group speaks during COP27 - CSO Event, Day 8. On stage (L-R), Augustine Njamnshi, Chair of Political and Technical Affairs, Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), and Babafemi O. OYEWOLE, CEO, Pan African Farmers Organisation.

Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led some influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads. He is possibly best known for the 1976 hit, "You Are My Starship" on which lead vocals were sung by Michael Henderson.

Norman Connors - Dance Of Magic

Label: Buddah Records - BDS 5674

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue

Country: US

Released: 1976

Genre: Jazz

Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A Dance Of Magic 21:00

B1 Morning Change 6:29

B2 Blue 10:20

B3 Give The Drummer Some 2:22

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Gary Bartz

Bass - Cecil McBee (tracks: A, B1), Stanley Clarke

Drums - Norman Connors

Engineer [Recording] - Harry Yarmark

Flute - Art Webb

Percussion - Airto Moreira (tracks: B1 to B3), Alphonse Mouzon (tracks: A, B2), Anthony Wiles, Babafemi (tracks: A), Billy Hart (tracks: B1 to B3)

Percussion [Baliphone] - Anthony Wiles

Percussion, Congas - Nat Bettis

Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Herbie Hancock

Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Carlos Garnett

Trumpet - Eddie Henderson

Vocals [Featuring] – The U.B.F. Singers (tracks: A)

#NormanConnors #GaryBartz #CecilMcBee #StanleyClarke #HarryYarmark #ArtWebb #AirtoMoreira #AlphonseMouzon #AnthonyWiles #Babafemi #BillyHart #NatBettis #HerbieHancock #CarlosGarnett #EddieHenderson #TheUBFSingers #jazzfusion #jazzfunk #vinylrecordcollection #vinylrecords #vinylrecordstores #BuddahRecords #1976 #rare #percussions #drums #recordoftheday

Norman Connors (born March 1, 1947) is an American jazz drummer, composer, arranger, and producer who has led some influential jazz and R&B groups. He also achieved several big R&B hits of the day, especially with love ballads. He is possibly best known for the 1976 hit, "You Are My Starship" on which lead vocals were sung by Michael Henderson.

Norman Connors - Dance Of Magic

Label: Buddah Records - BDS 5674

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue

Country: US

Released: 1976

Genre: Jazz

Style: Fusion, Jazz-Funk

Tracklist

A Dance Of Magic 21:00

B1 Morning Change 6:29

B2 Blue 10:20

B3 Give The Drummer Some 2:22

Credits

Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Gary Bartz

Bass - Cecil McBee (tracks: A, B1), Stanley Clarke

Drums - Norman Connors

Engineer [Recording] - Harry Yarmark

Flute - Art Webb

Percussion - Airto Moreira (tracks: B1 to B3), Alphonse Mouzon (tracks: A, B2), Anthony Wiles, Babafemi (tracks: A), Billy Hart (tracks: B1 to B3)

Percussion [Baliphone] - Anthony Wiles

Percussion, Congas - Nat Bettis

Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Herbie Hancock

Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone - Carlos Garnett

Trumpet - Eddie Henderson

Vocals [Featuring] – The U.B.F. Singers (tracks: A)

#NormanConnors #GaryBartz #CecilMcBee #StanleyClarke #HarryYarmark #ArtWebb #AirtoMoreira #AlphonseMouzon #AnthonyWiles #Babafemi #BillyHart #NatBettis #HerbieHancock #CarlosGarnett #EddieHenderson #TheUBFSingers #jazzfusion #jazzfunk #vinylrecordcollection #vinylrecords #vinylrecordstores #BuddahRecords #1976 #rare #percussions #drums #recordoftheday

2024-11-16: Mrs. Estherine Lisinge-Fotabong, Director of Agriculture Food Security and Environmental Sustainability AUDA-NEPAD delivers a keynote address during COP29: Day 6. In the frame, (L-R) Mr. Yusuf Day, Director AU/AfCFTA Relations and Trade Policy, African Export-Import Bank; Dr. Babafemi Oyewole, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Farmers Organization (PAFO); Mr. Peter Odhengo, Ministry of Finance, Kenya and Coordinator of the African Green Climate Finances National Designated Authorities Network (AfDAN) and Hailemariam Dessalegn, Former Ethiopian Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Board of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).

150725-N-KW492-079 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 25, 2015) Seaman Babafemi George pilots the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) from the bridge. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (KSGARG) and the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU) are conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ryre Arciaga/Released)

2024-11-16: Stefano Gatti, Director General Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy addresses COP29: Day 6. In the frame, (L-R) Mr. Yusuf Day, Director AU/AfCFTA Relations and Trade Policy, African Export-Import Bank; Dr. Babafemi Oyewole, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Farmers Organization (PAFO); Mr. Peter Odhengo, Ministry of Finance, Kenya and Coordinator of the African Green Climate Finances National Designated Authorities Network (AfDAN) and Hailemariam Dessalegn, Former Ethiopian Prime Minister and Chairperson of the Board of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).

Babafemi Taiwo, MBBS, Director of Research, Center for Global Health, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Almoustapha Maiga, PhD, PharmD, Virologist, University of Bamako, Mali and Northwestern University Aids International Training Research Program (AITRP) Trainee

27 September 2023, Rome, Italy - Babafemi Oyewole, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Farmers’ Organization. Event: FAO Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation. FAO headquarters (Plenary Hall).

Photo credit must be given: ©FAO/Cristiano Minichiello. Editorial use only. Copyright ©FAO.

2024-11-16: Mrs. Estherine Lisinge-Fotabong, Director of Agriculture Food Security and Environmental Sustainability AUDA-NEPAD delivers a keynote address during COP29: Day 6. In the frame, (L-R) Mr. Yusuf Day, Director AU/AfCFTA Relations and Trade Policy, African Export-Import Bank and Dr. Babafemi Oyewole, Chief Executive Officer, Pan African Farmers Organization (PAFO).