Kofi Baker plays Cream in the UK this week

Along with Jack Bruce’s son Malcom, and Will Johns, Kofi will play a total of three venues in the UK in November, the last being on Sunday 25 in London.

This is a rare opportunity to take part in the musical legacy of Cream celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Kofi and Malcom grew up playing music together and are like brothers – for better or for worse! They both inherited the talent of their fathers and express it in their own individual way. But if I said there was no rivalry between them on stage, as was with their fathers, I’d be telling an untruth; it seems there’s a karmic link between them that they cannot escape.

This does however give their performances the edge that Cream’s had: there’s a lot of energy, they jam as Cream did, losing themselves in another world of time and harmony, pushing themselves to their musical limits, as did their fathers before them.

I have to say, in the performances so far, there’s been a cinematic backdrop of real cream footage played behind them which seems inappropriate to me and not personally liked by Kofi himself. Although it doesn’t detract from their performance in any way, it does lay them open to criticism and comparison which is unfortunate. But they’re not trying to emulate their fathers, they’re demonstrating an inescapable continuance of a legacy that lives on in them. And that they’re accomplished musicians in their own right.

You will see Kofi deliver a unique, masterful and unforgettable drum solo on every performance – making it quite apparent that drums are his love and playing them what he lives for – a devotion that rivals his father’s. And with the play-off between him and Malcom and Will I can guarantee you will experience a rare and enjoyable once-in-lifetime performance.

They play in Glasgow on November 23, Leamington Spa on November 24, and London on November 25.

Check out kofibaker.com/shows for tickets and more information.