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Discography
1993 „Criminality No Pay“
7“ @Vibe Tribe Records Köln / Groove Attack
1994 „Keep Your Soul Together“
Maceo Parker feat. DONABI
CDM +12“ @ Minor Music/EFA
1994 “Di Iries“ feat DONABI
LP @ Buback Tonträger / Groove Attack
1994 „Inna Riddim“ / DONABI Song „Vibe Tribe“
CDM & 12EP @ EFA
1994 „Low Morality“ / „Weep not child“ feat. DONABI
Song „Liberation thru Lyrics and Music“
CD + LP @ Groove Attack
1995 „Je Ka Béré“ / „Weep not child“ feat. DONABI
Song „Liberation thru Lyrics and Music“
CDM +12`+CD+LP @ Groove Attack
1996 „Mystic“
Song auf dem Album „Dancehall Power Vol. 1“
CD @ White Scorpio Records / SPV
1997/ Foundation of BANTU
1998 (original members: DONABI, Adé, Amaechinna,
Patrice
CD @ Nitty Gritty Music
2000 „Life Hard“ & Patrice feat. DONABI Song „Ancient Spirit“
CD & LP @ Yo Mama / Roughtrade
2001 „Adriano“
Brothers Keepers
CDM + 12“ @ Warner Bros. Records
2001 „Morning Gospel“ / Beatboxing Vol. 1
feat. DONABI Song „The Mystery Of Beatbox“
CD + LP @ Jive / Roughtrade Records
2001 „Girl You Look So Good“
7“ @ 96° Recordings / Soundquake
2001 „Don´t Give Up“
Xavier Naidoo, Jah Meek & Bantu
Song „Lightkultur“
CD + LP @ Nitty Gritty Music / Warner Bros. Records
2001 „Desire“
Salz feat. DONABI
12“ @ Salzmusic / Kompact Rec.
2002 „New Star“
Razoof feat.DONABI
MCD + 12“ @ Nesta Recordings / Kompact Rec.
2002 „Mission Dub“
Razoof feat. DONABI Song „Montego Bay“
CD + LP @ Nesta Recordings / Kompact Rec.
2002 „Firefighter“
DONABI
Riddim Magazine Compilation
2003 „Act Of Love“
EP @ 96° Recordings / V2 Rec.
2003 „Rudie“
UB40 feat. Gentleman, Bantu & DONABI
MCD + 7“ @Nitty Gritty / Virgin Records
2003 „Reason For Love“
7“ @ Nitty Gritty / Soundquake Records
2004 „Soul Aquarium“
Razoof feat. DONABI
CD + LP @ Nesta Recordings / Kompact Records
2004 „Guest Book“
Solar Moon Sounsystem feat. DONABI
CD + LP @ ckp / intergroove
2005 „Will We Ever Know?“
Brothers Keepers
CD @ Sony Music
2007 „No Philosophy“
CD + LP @ Toolhouse Recordings
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Bio
DONABI’S INFLUENCE ON THE PROJECT BROTHERS KEEPERS HAS ESTABLISHED HIM AS AN ARTIST
THROUGHOUT THE GERMAN-SPEAKING COUNTRIES AND HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE BAND BANTU
(BROTHERHOOD ALLIANCE NAVIGATING TOWARDS UNITY) HAS MADE HIM A HOUSEHOLD NAME EVEN
BEYOND THOSE CONFINES.
DONABI IS NO NEWCOMER AND THE RELEASE OF HIS SOLO-EP ACT OF LOVE IN THE SUMMER OF
2003 WAS THE PROMISING APPETIZER FOR THE NOW-COMPLETED LP NO PHILOSOPHY.
MUSIC IS MY PATH IS THE UNCOMPROMISING STATEMENT OF THIS SINGER WHO WAS BORN IN
LONDON IN 1972, THEN RAISED IN LAGOS (NIGERIA) AND HAS SINCE SETTLED IN GERMANY.
DONABI’S TRAVEL CONTINUES: “…MY GOAL IS TO CREATE MUSIC THAT IS TIMELESS. THE ISSUE OF
COMPROMISES IS IRRELEVANT, BECAUSE MUSIC IS MY CHALLENGE, MY PASSION AND MY DRIVING
FORCE. THERE IS NO OTHER PATH FOR ME…� AND ON THAT PATH DONABI CONTINUALLY SUMMONS
UP THE MEMORY OF HIS LATE FATHER WHOSE INFLUENCES ACCOMPANY HIM TO THIS DAY: “…MY
FATHER WOULD ALWAYS PUT ON MUSIC FOR US KIDS ON SUNDAYS WHICH WAS AN ALMOST
RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE FOR US… REGGAE AND SOUL – AND LOTS OF IT…AND EVEN TODAY I STILL
ENJOY LISTENING TO MY FIRST FAVORITE SONG, I NEED A ROOF (MIGHTY DIAMONDS)…�
BESIDES HIS GREAT ENGAGEMENT IN THE “BROTHERS KEEPERS� PROJECT HE COULD REALISE
COLLABORATIONS WITH PATRICE, GENTLEMAN, GREGORY ISAACS OR XAVIER NAIDOO, PLAYED ON
NUMEROUS FESTIVALS LIKE SUMMERJAM (COLOGNE), ROTOTOM SUNSPLASH (ITALY) AND PLAYED
WITH ARTIST SUCH AS KEZIAH JONES, UB40 AND BANTU.
DONABI LOVES THE CHALLENGE OF SURPRISING PEOPLE AGAIN AND AGAIN WITH NEW SOUNDS AND
MUSICAL IDEAS: “…GIVE THE PEOPLE A SMALL TASTE AND RIGHT AWAY THEY’VE GOT YOU DOWN AS
A REGGAE ACT. BUT I WON’T LET THEM LIMIT ME AND CLASSIFY ME LIKE THAT.
IT’S LOVE AND PASSION THAT DRIVE DONABI FORWARD, THE WORK ON HIS SONGS IS A CREATIVE
PROCESS, A CONSTANT DEVELOPMENT THAT NEEDS TIME TO COME TO FRUITION WHILE REMAINING
TRUE TO ITS ROOTS.
MY SONGS ARE FULL OF CREATIVE TENSION AND ENERGY, AND WITHOUT
VIBES MUSIC IS JUST PURE BOREDOM…� (DONABI)
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