Eddie Hick


Edward Wakili-Hick 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. In 2022, he released an album from his project, the Nok Cultural Ensemble, Njhyi.

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, Dwayne Kilvington and Joseph Deenmamode. The ensemble is named after the ancient Nok culture.

Discography

As leader/co-leader

Ariya Astrobeat Arkestra Njhyi Nok Ensemble

On drums

The Tide has changed Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble Sine Qua Non – Serge Gainsbourg Reimagined Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble Sine Qua Non Gilad Atzmon & the Orient House Ensemble Caribbean Roots Anthony Joseph Ikwunga – Dibia Your Queen Is A Reptile –Sons of Kemet The RE:ensemble – Easter EP – Ashley Henry Where Are Your Branches? – Oscar Jerome Uniting of Opposites – Ancient Lights Trudi's Songbook: Volume One & Two – Ruby Rushton Honey For Wounds – Ego Ella May Beyond The Dome Marcus Joseph Live at Real World Studios Nala Sinephro With Edward Wakili-Hick & Dwayne Kilvington

Writing / arranging