Eddie Hick Explained

Edward Wakili-Hick
Landscape:	yes
Genre:	Jazz,
Occupation:	Musician, Producer, songwriter
Instrument:	Drums
Label:	Spitfire Audio

Edward Wakili-Hick (also Eddie Hick and Natcyet Wakili^[1]) is an English drummer, percussionist, record producer and composer.

Early life and education

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.^{[2] [3]}

In 2017, he became one of the founders of the Steam Down collective alongside Ahnanse, poet Brother Portrait, Nadeem Din-Gabisi^[4] and later Wakili-Hick joined Sons of Kemet.^[5]

In 2022, he started the Nok Cultural Ensemble alongside Onome Edgeworth (from Kokoroko), Dwayne Kilvington (AKA Wonky Logic) and Joseph Deenmamode (AKA Mo Kolours).^[3] The ensemble is named after the ancient Nok culture.

Collaborations

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|Sony Music]], 2018)
• Where Are Your Branches? – Oscar Jerome (2018)
• Uniting of Opposites – Ancient Lights (Tru_Thoughts|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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Natcyet . 12 May 2024 . Natcyet is Wakili-Hick’s ancestral name inherited from his father. . 7 May 2024 .
2. Web site: songs-of-the-metropolis.
3. News: Nok Cultural Ensemble: Njhyi review – a relentlessly Afrofuturist percussive voyage . The Guardian. London . 14 October 2022 . Lewis . John .
4. Web site: London jazz crew Steam Down Orchestra on the magic of collective creativity . 24 October 2018 .
5. Web site: Edward Wakili-Hick .