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He is a percussionist who was active during the 1970s. Working in the field of funk and disco music he regularly
performed with The Gap
Band
and other artists that
include Natalie Cole, Flakes, Phil Hurtt, Rick James, Teena Marie, Marilyn
McCoo and Stanley Turrentine.
Albums his work can be heard on include The Gap
Band and
Gap Band V: Jammin', Choosing You by Lenny Williams, Wild and
Peaceful by Teena Marie, Bustin' Out of L Seven by Rick James, Everlasting
by Natalie Cole, Giving it Back by Phil Hurtt, God Has Blest Our
Hands by Michael Wynn, Hot Foot: A Funque Dizco Opera by Harvey
Scales and Two of Us by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr.
Baby
Baba Boogie (Lonnie
Simmons/ Charlie Wilson)
Sources:
1.
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:anfrxq9gld0e~T2
2.
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kcfrxq95ldde~T4
3.
http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Shondu%20Akiem:1927036976
4.
http://www.answers.com/topic/wild-and-peaceful?cat=entertainment
5.
http://www.discogs.com/release/1096672
6.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/Shonda+Akiem?anv=Shondu+Akiem
7.
http://www.discogs.com/release/639029
8.
http://www.soulandfunkmusic.com/staff/shondu_akiem
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