And in this case, there’s truth in advertising as his father, Ginger Baker, was the drummer for the short-lived but highly popular ‘60s band.
Along with Kofi in Sons of Cream is Malcolm Bruce—son of Cream vocalist/bassist Jack Bruce—and guitarist Rob Johnson, another Baker relative (singer/guitarist Eric Clapton rounded out that original Cream lineup).
Sons of Cream will be playing a setlist largely made up of Cream classics (“White Room,” “Sunshine Of Your Love,” “I’m So Glad,” “Badge,” “Crossroads”), a couple of tunes from the later Clapton/Baker group Blind Faith, and some original material from their upcoming debut album Half and Half. They’ll pour into the Heights Theater on February 15.
As 2026 marks the 60th anniversary of Cream’s debut album Fresh Cream, Baker is stoked about the upcoming extensive tour.
“People can close their eyes and get into it. With music today, it’s so boring they have so much dancing and stuff. And that’s why I think it’s so important to keep this music going. With Cream, it was like they had three lead musicians going balls to the wall. And they took risks onstage. Yeah, they could fall off the ladder. But if you’re going to fall off the ladder, fall off the top!”
There was never a rock concert as intense and as significant as the one on November 26, 1968 when Cream officially said farewell as a band. Eric Clapton was 23 years old.
Eric Clapton has performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London far more than any other stage in the world with an incredible 211 nights from December 1964 to May 2019.
The band didn’t have much time to play together before releasing their record debut and the British guitarist – the only member of the group still alive – believes the band would need more time in the studio to perfect the harmony.
I don’t know. I think we got lost pretty fast with Cream. It was all smoke. We were just trying to make it work. We didn’t really have a leader. I think that. that was part of the problem. Leadership changed in the blink of an eye. One minute it was me, the next minute it was Jack, the next minute it was Ginger. There was no consistency. Before we even went far we had become a supergroup. It was that thing of trying to catch up with your own myth. ”
In their two years of existence, the trio’s success had been phenomenal; they conquered America, fell out with one another and redefined what a rock trio with blues sensibilities could achieve. There is no band that followed Cream with a similar make-up that was not influenced by them. Cream became the template for heavy metal, and yet their respect for the blues and Jack Bruce’s huge musical talent for composition always gave them an edge over their rivals.(udiscovermusic)
The event was broadcast by BBC television on 5 January 1969 at 22:10 with the title 'Omnibus - Cream The Last Concert' directed by Tony Palmer. The recording is alternatively known as 'Farewell Concert from the Royal Albert Hall', 'Farewell Cream', 'Cream's Last Concert' or 'Cream Last Concert.
