Omar Hakim

Drummer with: Dire Straits, Madonna, Sting, Miles Davis

Bababah. Badabdababah. Badabdabdhababdhabahdhad... warank waw da da dah dad dada dah, warand daah dah dah dah dah dah dahhh.... you know the legendary drumsat the start of Money For Nothing... old Omar here was responsible.

More of a inventive studio player than anything else (I might get shot for saying that), Omar has that ability to make drums work, in virtually any setup.

(cheers to Bob for putting me straight on the details).