Daryl L.A. Hunt, a.k.a. DAWU! Now you know the best kept secret in the music business! You have only to ask award winning gospel songstress, Yolanda Adams, about her highly successful tours, which propelled Daryl from keyboardist extraordinaire for Sisters in the Spirit (2001) to music director for Yolanda for the Kiirk Franklin HOPEVILLE tour (2002-2003) to programmer for the Yolanda Today tour (2006). DAWU's stirring string arrangements are also featured on Yolanda's THE EXPERIENCE: Live At Constitution Hall CD, a Grammy Award winning masterpiece. If you can't reach Yolanda on her busy schedule, then there is Roberta Flack, another Grammy winner and legend, who can attest to his musical genius and his incredible versatility...and then you can ask Stephanie Mills, Richard Smallwood, Q-Tip, Kenny Lattimore....and a few other industry greats about the awesome talents of DAWU. They will all agree that, in a minute, the secret will be out and his name will be as familiar as theirs...A child prodigy and music scholar, Daryl's best kept secret is his penchant for penning amazing songs with a flair for musical composition that is new and fresh, passionate and powerful. His melodies are commanding and clever heartsongs with penetrating harmonies and fluid lyrics that tell a sensitive and compassionate story. His unusual blend of jazz, classical, gospel and R&B is full of DAWUisms that bear no comparison in modern times. A proud Howard University Alumnus, his history-making recital garnered a rousing standing ovation not only for his impeccable performance of the classical, but also for the debut of his exciting originals. Singers and songwriters around the world are clamoring for the HITS he is destined to write.A native New Yorker with roots in London and the West Indies, Daryl's musical personality is as unique as the blend of cultures he embodies. He is an international force of creative intelligence unparalleled in potential and performance. His feel at the keyboard is of one who has a personal statement to make, magnificent and memorable in every moment...
When he is not on stage, DAWU can be found in his home studio in Maryland, writing scores and producing musical textures that we are longing to hear. His is the newest vibe of the 21st century whose star is rising like a beacon of the future. DAWU, a secret??? Not for long!!!
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