Remi Kabaka Jr. (born 11 April 1970) is a British record producer, art director, percussionist and voice actor best known as the drummer and producer for British

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. He became a music producer for the band in 2015 after several years of providing the voice of

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and was listed as an A&R producer alongside

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and

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in the 2019 documentary ''Gorillaz: Reject False Icons''. In 2007, Kabaka created the audiovisual collective Gorillaz Sound System.

Career

Along with his work with Gorillaz, Kabaka has collaborated further with the band's frontman

and artist

on other projects including DRC,

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's album ''

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''. Kabaka is also a manager of Steve Lazarides's London art gallery, which regularly exhibits work by the artist

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Personal life

Kabaka lives in London and is in a long-term relationship with Ciorsdan.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabaka, Remi Jr. 1970 births Living people Black British musicians British people of Nigerian descent British record producers Gorillaz members Parlophone artists Warner Records artists Virgin Records artists