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Dozie

Pronounced Doh-zee-ay

About Me


Bio:
My story starts in Manchester, England where I was born to a Nigerian father and a British mother. My family moved to Nigeria when I was 4 and I spent most of my childhood there, moving to the US when I was a teenager. Like many people I started out singing in the church, but it wasn't until I was in college that I decided to learn how to play the piano. Within minutes of playing for the first time I knew what I wanted to do with my life. In fact, I was so determined that I would sneak into the basement of the local church at 3 a.m. every night to practice when nobody was around. After a couple of years I picked up the guitar and have been writing and producing ever since. I am living proof that it is NEVER too late to pursue your dreams. My music is my life. It is food for your soul - the way it was intended to be. I hope it feeds you, entertains you, and perhaps even enlightens you on the journey through your own life.
Videos:
Press:
Soul Talk
Mimi Magazine
Obaasema Magazine
Spectrum Women
Student Operated Press
Management/Booking:
Ruth Carson
Brave One Entertainment
For booking/management info please contact:
email: [email protected]
phone: 323.544.1450

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/6/2005
Band Website: dozie.com/indexflash.html
Band Members: Dozie - Vocals, Piano, and Guitar
Joel Jaffe - Guitar
Omega Brooks - Vocals
Jamie Brewer - Bass
Dale Chung - Percussion
Dante McClinton - Drums
Influences: Sade, Isley Brothers, Seal, Tori Amos, Fela Kuti, Franco
Sounds Like: Dozie
Record Label: Afrisoul Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A Change Is Gonna Come

Obama. How intriguing. First of all, I am always amazed at how Americans view race. Obama, the first "black" president. Go and try to tell someone in Africa that Obama is black and see how hard they l...
Posted by Dozie on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:38:00 PST

Why I write music

This is a letter from a fan. It sums up why I write music, and why I write music the way I do. At the end of the day it's about people. People. That's it. Everything else is secondary. --- I hope a...
Posted by Dozie on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:58:00 PST