Eddie Hick

Edward Wakili-Hick
Also known as	Eddie Hick Natcyet Wakili
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 ^{[1] [2]} ) is an English drummer, percussionist, record producer and composer. He is known for his performances with music bands and individual artistes like the Sons of Kemet, Nubya Garcia, Kokoroko and Ezra Collective. ^[3] In 2022, he released an album from his project, the Nok Cultural Ensemble, Njhyi. ^{[4] [5]}

Career

In 2007, Wakili-Hick was one of the founding members of Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra. ^[6] In 2009, Wakili-Hick joined Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble. ^{[7] [5]} In 2017, he became one of the founders of the Steam Down collective alongside Ahnanse, poet Brother Portrait, Nadeem Din-Gabisi ^[8] and later Wakili-Hick joined Sons of Kemet. ^{[9] [10]} In 2022, he started the Nok Cultural Ensemble alongside Onome Edgeworth (from Kokoroko), Dwayne Kilvington (AKA Wonky Logic) and Joseph Deenmamode (AKA Mo Kolours). ^[5] 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

• Anthony Joseph – Caribbean Roots (Strut, 2016)
• IG Culture Presents LCSM – Earthbound (Super-Sonic Jazz, 2020)
• Chelsea Carmichael – The River Doesn't Like Strangers – Earthbound (Native Rebel, 2022)

References

1. "Natcyet". 7 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024. Natcyet is Wakili-Hick's ancestral name inherited from his father.
2. "Nala Sinephro announces new album, 'Endlessness', on Warp Records". DJ Mag. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
3. "Jazz 625: The British Jazz Explosion". IMDb . Retrieved 22 January 2025.
4. "Njhyi". Nok Cultural Ensemble. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
5. Lewis, John (14 October 2022). "Nok Cultural Ensemble: Njhyi review – a relentlessly Afrofuturist percussive voyage". The Guardian. London.
6. Kowal, Jarosław (11 September 2024). "Tryp Tych Tryo Debut with a Splendid Album of British Jazz". Pop Matters. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
7. Mann, Ian (25 January 2013). "Songs of the Metropolis". The Jazz Mann. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
8. "London jazz crew Steam Down Orchestra on the magic of collective creativity". 24 October 2018.
9. Schube, Will (23 April 2021). "Sons Of Kemet Release 'To Never Forget The Source' From Forthcoming Album 'Black To The Future'". udiscovermusic. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
10. Manning, Kara (15 February 2022). "Sons of Kemet's Theon Cross: Five Essential Albums". wfuv.org. Retrieved 22 January 2025.

External links

• Edward Wakili-Hick on IMDb
• "Edward Wakili-Hick". Montreux Jazz Artist Foundation.