| Edward Wakili-Hick | |
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| Also known as |
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| Born | 1987 (age 37–38) |
| Genres | Jazz, |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Producer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Labels | Spitfire Audio |
Edward Wakili-Hick (also Eddie Hick and Natcyet Wakili) is an English drummer, percussionist, record producer and composer.
Career
In 2007, Wakili-Hick was one of the founding members of Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra. In 2009, Wakili-Hick joined Gilad Atzmon & 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 Sons of Kemet. In 2022, he started the Nok Cultural Ensemble alongside Onome Edgeworth (from Kokoroko), Dwayne Kilvington (AKA Wonky Logic) and Joseph Deenmamode (AKA Mo Kolours). The ensemble is named after the ancient Nok culture.
Discography
As leader/co-leader
- Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra (Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra, 2010)
- Njhyi Nok Ensemble (SA, 2022)
On drums
- The Tide has changed Gilad Atzmon & 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 (Strut, 2016)
- Ikwunga – Dibia (Rebisi Hut & Dele Sosimi Music], 2016)
- Your Queen Is A Reptile –Sons of Kemet (Impulse! Records, 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 (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 With Edward Wakili-Hick & Dwayne Kilvington (NTS, 2021)
Writing / arranging
- Caribbean Roots Anthony Joseph (Strut, 2016)
- IG Culture Presents LCSM – Earthbound (Super-Sonic Jazz, 2020)
- Chelsea Carmichael – The River Doesn’t Like Strangers – Earthbound (Native Rebel Recordings, 2022)
References
- "Natcyet". 7 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
Natcyet is Wakili-Hick's ancestral name inherited from his father.
- "songs-of-the-metropolis".
- ^ Lewis, John (14 October 2022). "Nok Cultural Ensemble: Njhyi review – a relentlessly Afrofuturist percussive voyage". The Guardian. London.
- "London jazz crew Steam Down Orchestra on the magic of collective creativity". 24 October 2018.
- "Edward Wakili-Hick".