Wen many Naija Artiste dey hustle make dem sabi them, Dbanj dey get
recognition all around the world. Ogbonge newspaper for obodo oyinbo,
New York Times don write about Dbanj new album, DKM. Na the tory be
this:
D'Banj is one of the great African pop stars of the past
decade, a charming singer but, more important, a savvy
showman. For years, this Nigerian singer was at the
center of the Mo'Hits Records stable, but now he's
struck out on his own with a new label and the
compilation "D'Banj Presents DKM (D' King's Men)" (DB/
G.O.O.D./Sony).
It's an alluring contemporary pop album with an emphasis
on king-size dance music, like the militarily efficient
"Don't Tell Me Nonsense" and the flash of last year's
excellent smash hit "Oliver Twist."
D'Banj is also a savvy synthesizer of the old and new
Africa, as on "(We the Best)," a duet with the Congolese
singer Fally Ipupa.
But really, D'Banj has his eye on the world; he's signed to
Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music imprint, and the lovely
"Scape Goat (The Fix)" features what's certainly the
most cheerful version of Mr. West you'll hear this year, or
any year.
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