Ihba B’askette Ihba Baskette Philadelphia Ihba L Baskette ) is an American saxophonist, percussionist, and record producer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ihba got his name playing percussion in a Caribean ensemble called the Daniel Band. Ihba is like Oba means ″ruler″ in the Yoruba and Bini languages of West Africa, given by musicians from the band. Ihba started playing percussion in 4th grade playing bongos in school presentations at the W.C. Longstreth Elementary School in Philadelphia, and learned rhythms of Latin percussion, already having had a kiddie drum set, drum life was already set in motion. Ihba began playing percussion in the 90s with various Hip Hop, Rock, and Reggae bands and percussion outfits. Playing percussion on spoken word nights and often with Poets at the panoramic poetry events at October Gallery. Some years later Ihba taught West African Drums at Out of Africa on South Street in downtown Philadelphia for 4 years and played at the School of Arts African Dance Classes. Ihba had a few bands in between and was blessed to play often at the Middle East restaurant with lots of amazing bands with large touring acts in a great 3 floor bar . Forward a few years later he traveled playing live Dub Reggae and electronic music and live production on the Boomone Records Label as Dubsmith with a partner RyRy Joji including St. Croix in 2011, then in 2013 we played North Carolina recorded in Kingston Jamaica doing a video for a Jamaican Poet Laureate named Yasus Afari, called Let’s Have a Talk New York, and have been playing in Tokyo, Japan with a music residency in Cool-Dread Bar in Asagaya, Tokyo since 2013. Ihba also recorded a Dub Vinyl on The Dub Jawn records label, owned by Soul Dragon Soundsystem in 2021. And then the pandemic came and lockdown with a few Instruments around, he created a Free Jazz improvisation album on Ramble Records in 2022 called the 52nd Street Experimental Ensemble aka 52 Planet Experimental Ensemble, with a painter and sculptor, Anthony Bayne Senior, saxophonist and percussionist. Ihba is in the process of new releases coming out of various types of music with various musicians and artists. All material available on most platforms.  Ihba B’askette’s tracks avant-garde Jazz the Patchwerk Wonder World Take 1 by Ihba B’askette published on 2022-10-25T00:00:47Z Free jazz Mania featuring Ib,Ro,Na+ Acrylic Water Nebula by Ihba B’askette published on 2023-05-07T23:58:40Z Saxophone Duet Thomas Patteson , And Ihba Baskette, I 76 Improvosation by Ihba B’askette published on 2022-10-20T23:58:40Z a Free Form session Anthony Bayne ,Ihba Baskette ,Irv Perkins, at Aaron pond at Headlong Session 3) by Ihba B’askette published on 2022-10-19T23:58:33Z Sufi Sunset At Moorish Chief by Ihba B’askette published on 2022-09-11T19:12:53Z Orion’s Belt the sun has felt. by Ihba B’askette published on 2022-09-10T04:12:47Z Kora And Ney Combo Baskette And Bayne by Ihba B’askette published on 2022-08-07T22:23:12Z Karen Smith And Frenz Feat Debra Wright On Poetry Live At Love Park Juneteenth by Ihba B’askette published on 2022-08-06T19:01:37Z Karen Smith And Frenz Session 2 Live At Love Park June by Ihba B’askette published on 2022-08-06T17:48:41Z Karen Smith And Frenz Live At Love Park June by Ihba B’askette published on 2022-08-06T17:39:35Z
avant-garde Jazz the Patchwerk Wonder World Take 1 by Ihba B’askette published on 2022-10-25T00:00:47Z
Free jazz Mania featuring Ib,Ro,Na+ Acrylic Water Nebula by Ihba B’askette published on 2023-05-07T23:58:40Z
Saxophone Duet Thomas Patteson , And Ihba Baskette, I 76 Improvosation by Ihba B’askette published on 2022-10-20T23:58:40Z
a Free Form session Anthony Bayne ,Ihba Baskette ,Irv Perkins, at Aaron pond at Headlong Session 3) by Ihba B’askette published on 2022-10-19T23:58:33Z
Karen Smith And Frenz Feat Debra Wright On Poetry Live At Love Park Juneteenth by Ihba B’askette published on 2022-08-06T19:01:37Z
Karen Smith And Frenz Session 2 Live At Love Park June by Ihba B’askette published on 2022-08-06T17:48:41Z