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2016 In African Music
Events *June - D'banj secretly marries Lineo Didi Kilgrow. *September - Tsar Leo, "Malawi's Drake", is nominated in the 15th for his single, "The Other Side". *October - ''A Man of Good Hope'', a musical by Isango Ensemble based on a book by Jonny Steinberg, is performed at the Young Vic in London, UK. *November - King Sunny Adé receives the AFRIMA award. *December - King Sunny Adé is inducted into Hard Rock Cafe hall of fame. Albums *Burna Boy — ''Redemption'' *Louise Carver - ''Hanging in the Void'' *Kiss Daniel — ''New Era'' *Adekunle Gold — ''Gold'' *Ladysmith Black Mambazo — ''Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers'' *Ike Moriz - ''Debonaire'' * Myrath - ''Legacy'' *Ahmed Soultan - '' Music Has No Boundaries'' Classical Alfred P. Addaquay - ''Laudatur Christus'' Musical films Deaths *April 24 – Papa Wemba, Congolese singer and musician, 66 *June 22 – Harry Rabinowitz, South African-born British conductor and composer, 100 *September 8 – Johan Botha, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D'banj
Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (born 9 June 1980), better known by his stage name D'banj, is a Nigerian singer and rapper and the founder of Mo' Hits Records with producer Don Jazzy. He has won several music awards, including the awards for ''Best African Act'' at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007, ''Artist of the Year'' at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009, Best International Act: Africa at the 2011 BET Awards, and Best-selling African Artist at the 2014 World Music Awards, Evolution award at the 2015 MTV Africa Music awards Oyebanjo adopted the stage name D'banj, a combination of his first name, Dapo, and his surname, Oyebanjo. D'banj is best known internationally for his 2012 summer hit " Oliver Twist", an uptempo dance fusion of Afrobeats and electronic dance music that topped the African charts in 2011 and was a top 10 hit in the UK singles chart in 2012 reaching No. 2 on the UK R&B chart. He said the year 2021 would be marked in Grand styles and he would release his album tittle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |