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Bantu

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About Me

Bantu / baen’tu: / n. & adj 1 musical collective initiated by Adé Bantu combines Afrobeat, Afro Funk, Hiphop , Fuji Music, Dancehall and reggae termed “Sound of fufu”. 2 Recorded two albums “Bantu” & “Fuji Satisfaction” 3. 2005 Kora Award for Best Group Africa & West Africa 4. Founder of Afro-German Group Brothers Keepers 5. Activist and explorer in the realm of the spirit.

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Music:

Member Since: 10/27/2005
Band Website: bantucrew.com
Band Members:

Bantu & Afrobeat Academy

    Adé Bantu (Nigeria) Lead Vocals, Abisara(Ivory Coast) Vocals, Mandjao Fati (Guinea Bissau) Guitar, Ben Abarbanel-Wolff (USA) Saxophone, Stuart Krause (Canada) Trumpet, Reiner Witzel (Germany) Saxophone, Daryl Taylor (USA) Bass, Ekow Alabi (Ghana) Drums,

Influences:Miles Davis, Fela, Mutabaruka, Public Enemy, Marvin Gaye, Peter Tosh, WAR, Sonny Okosun, Ik Dairo, Booby Womack, Mighty Diamonds, U-Roy, Rick James, E.T. Mensah, Gil Scott Heron, Harry Belafonte, John Coltrane, Last Poets, Oscar Brown Jr, Ray Charles, Roy Ayers, Steel Pulse, Third World, Bantu, Uche Nduka, Orlando Owoh, Wole Soyinka, Funmilayo Ibimoroti, Lijadu Sisters, Ama Ata Aidoo, Fishbone, T-Connection,
Sounds Like:

Record Label: X3M Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A tribute to Sonny Okosun

I met Sonny Okosun while recording at his Ogba studios and residence in July 2005. Like every other Nigerian product of the 70's i had grown up on a steady diet of Ozidi sounds. I will never forg...
Posted by Bantu on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:26:00 PST

Petition against the use of the N-Word in Germany

Breaking the SilenceRacism and Sexism in German Hip-HopCommercially successful German Hip-Hop is increasingly becoming characterised by the glorification of violence and obscene content, employing rac...
Posted by Bantu on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 02:38:00 PST

Peter Tosh - The Revolutionary Africanist

Peter Tosh - The Revolutionary Africanist by Herbie Miller Sunday, October 15, 2006 There must be a reason both at home and abroad that prevents Peter Tosh (October 19, 1944 ^September 11, 1987) fr...
Posted by Bantu on Sun, 13 May 2007 10:00:00 PST