Article by Justin Lui from In Sheep's Clothing Hi-Fi Part 2 on how the French singer 'borrowed' from the Nigerian drum master. (Editor's note: this is Part 2 of this Feature, read Part 1 here) Hailing from a village about 40 miles from Lagos, Nigeria, Michael Babatunde Olatunji grew up immersed in the sound and spirit of the drums of his native Yoruba culture. As he described in his autobiography The Beat of my Drum: 'I heard the drum while I was in my mother's womb. I woke up every day to the beat of the drum… Drumming, dancing, singing were all part of life.