Muruga Booker, American drummer, recording artist, and Greek Orthodox Priest
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With the help of veteran soul producer Rena Sinakin, Michael Chance recorded early song demos with such laudable talents as Robert Martin (Orleans, Frank Zappa, Etta James), Wayne "Tex" Gabriel (of John Lennon and Elephant's Memory), Steve "Muruga" Booker (of the Parliament-Funkadelic), Steve Wise (Stevie Wonder's protégé), and Bruce Hawes, a pioneer of The Sound of Philadelphia.
The Rainforest Band began in 1990 with the Grammy-nominated album Blues From the Rainforest, a collaboration between jazz keyboardist Merl Saunders, percussionist Muruga Booker, and Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, with Shakti Booker (vocals), Eddie Moore (percussion), Melvin Seals (sound effects) and Bill Thompson (drum & sampled sound midi-technician).
Muruga Booker has also formed his own version of the Rainforest Band and released a CD in 2010 featuring Badal Roy, Perry Robinson and the final recordings of James Gurley.