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D'banj

Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (popularly known as D'banj, born 9 June 1981) is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and entrepreneur. He has won several music awards, including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007,Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009, Best International Act: Africa at the 2011 BET Awards, and Best-selling African Artist at the 2014 World Music Awards, Evolution award at the 2015 MTV Africa Music awards.

He adopted the stage name D'banj, a combination of his first name, Dapo, and his surname, Oyebanjo. D'banj is currently best known internationally for his 2012 summer hit "Oliver Twist", an uptempo dance fusion of Afrobeat and electronic dance music that topped the African charts 2011 and was a top 10 hit in the UK singles chart in 2012 reaching No. 2 on the UK R&B chart.

Childhood

D'banj was born in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria to a military officer who commanded an artillery regiment and a church dignitary mother who hailed from Shagamu in Ogun State. Due to his father's profession he moved several times within Nigeria and later moved to England. D'banj was expected to follow his father's military career and was enrolled to the Nigerian Military School at age eleven. However, D'banj resisted the system and disenrolled from the school after three years. While at the Military school he was a member of the elite drum corp of the Nigerian Army. From the Nigerian Military School he proceeded to another military owned institution Nigerian Navy Secondary School, Ibara, Abeokuta where he completed his secondary school education.

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RAISE YOUR GLASSES

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Scapegoat (remix) (ft. Kanye West)

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D'banj

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Mo Gbono Feli Feli

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Oliver Twist

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Suddenly

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Fall In Love

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Igwe

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RAISE YOUR GLASSES

by: D'banj

Banga lee
Henne-lee
Raise your glasses in the air
Do it like you don't care
We live another day, so lets celebrate
Raise your glasses in the air
Do it like you don't care
We live another day, so lets celebrate
I'm in the club
And i am feeling the beat
So i grab some Hennessey to give me the trips
Wanna get my groove on
I'm here to party
I no come here to sit
I'm in the club
And i am feeling the beat
And i got my kokolet bringing the heat
I got my groove on
I'm here to party
I no come here to sit
Soup e no sweet
Except e don done
The party never start until d'banj come
So pass me the Hennessey cos o di dandan
E go run through your body
You go shake the bumbum
Oya if you don't know me
There's nothing you can do that could stop me
I got my henne-lee,
Come join the party
Lets us jubilate
Raise your glasses in the air
Do it like you don't care
We live another day, so lets celebrate
I propose a toast
For my peeps from coast to coast
We all be blending
I'm in the club
And i am feeling the beat
So i grab some Hennessey to give me the trips
Wanna get my groove on
I'm here to party
I no come here to sit
I'm in the club
And i am feeling the beat
And i got my kokolet bringing the heat
I got my groove on
I'm here to party
I no come here to sit
Hoooha ha
Who be your barber?
You dont know me
There's nothing you can do that could stop meha..ha
I got my Hennessey
Come join the party let us jubilateho o
Raise your glasses in the air
Do it like you don't care
We live another day, so lets celebrate
I propose a toast
For my peeps from coast to coast
We all be blending
I'm in the club
And i am feeling the beat
So i grab some Hennessey to give me the trips
Wanna get my groove on
I'm here to party
I no come here to sit
I'm in the club
And i am feeling the beat
And i got my kokolet bringing the heat
I got my groove on
I'm here to party
I no come here to sit
Excuse me drinker
You're on a long thing
Plenty plenty, na me dey run things
Ja lo soro
Omo na strong thing
Out of the ocean
No be fronting
Oya kill the beat now
You are on the long thing
Stop the blending

Latest News for: D'banj

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D’Banj’s Koko FC Joins Lagos Liga, to Battle Don Jazzy’s Supremos FC

This Day 24 Oct 2024

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20 years of D’banj, ‘The Entertainer’

Business Day Online 13 Sep 2024

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‘The Entertainer: D’Sequel’ is D’banj’s Evolution in 20 Years of Afrobeats

This Day 18 Aug 2024

Listening to that album, you’ll see it’s everything I stand for,” D’banj explained to the crowd, detailing the thought process behind creating a revamped replica of his classic work ... D’banj revealed.

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D’banj Reunites with Don Jazzy for New Album

This Day 14 Aug 2024

In a message on social media, D’banj gushed about this album soon to be released ... Born Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, D’banj co-founded the record label Mo’Hits Record with Don Jazzy.  ... D’banj is the ...

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Nigeria: D'Banj Features Youssou N'dour, Wyclef Jean, Akon, Awilo Logomba, Others in Fifth Album

All Africa 19 Jul 2024

D'Banj's upcoming fifth album, 'Entertainer - The Sequel', is a creative blend of Afrobeats and Afropop, with eleven songs and two bonus tracks ....

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D’banj Features Youssou N’Dour, Wyclef Jean, Akon, Awilo Logomba, Others in Upcoming Album

This Day 19 Jul 2024

Nigerian global music sensation, Dapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj, has unveiled details of his highly-anticipated fifth studio album such as cover artwork, track listing, and release date.

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Inside D’banj’s 20th Anniversary Dinner at Knowhere

This Day 16 Jun 2024

For his recent 20th anniversary dinner, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo, better known as D’banj, and his management team, Temple Management Company, chose a venue as witty as he is ... Each of these individuals had something exciting to say about D’banj.

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This Summer D'banj Is Coming To America To Celebrate His 20 Years In Music, A ...

MENA FN 11 Jun 2024

(MENAFN - EIN Presswire) Musician D'Banj D'Banj D'Banj This summer D'Banj is coming to America to celebrate his 20 years in music, a concert featuring his new song–Since '04– LOS ANGELES, CA, ... .

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D’banj: Two Decades of Showmanship

This Day 19 May 2024

It’s like yesterday when the entertainment phenomenon called D’banj invaded and charmed the African continent; more with his charisma than the music ... D’banj is a showman ... Twenty years later, D’banj still has that magic ... More challenges hit D’banj.

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Oshey! The Koko Master, D’banj, Still Thrills on Stage 20 Years After

This Day 21 Apr 2024

Fast forward twenty years and D’banj’s magnetic stage presence remains undiminished, as evidenced by his recent electrifying performance at the Trace Naija Live concert ... D’banj ...

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D’banj and MTN Unite for The Best of The Streets Campaign

This Day 23 Oct 2023

Life & Style .. Daniel Oladapo Oyebanjo, CEO of C.R.E.A.M Platform, proudly announces an exciting partnership with MTN’s Best of The Streets Campaign ... Parallex Bank is promising that we’ll provide access to finance and global market ... .

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Nigeria: Why I Gave Trader, Son 2m Naira - D'Banj

All Africa 03 Aug 2023

It was joyful moment laced with appreciation from family and friends of trader woman who appeared in a video where she was asked what she would do with $1 ....

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“With Just N100 We Changed Their Lives”: D’Banj Shares As He Launches Music Academy for ...

TheNewsHOOK 03 Aug 2023

“With Just N100 We Changed Their Lives”. D’Banj Shares As He Launches Music Academy for Street Artists ....

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D’banj Gives N2m to Woman Who Wanted to Use $1 to Take Care of Her ...

TheNewsHOOK 03 Aug 2023

D’banj Gives N2m to Woman Who Wanted to Use $1 to Take Care of Her Kids, Build House. “God Bless Koko Master” ....

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Excitement, Emotions as D’banj Doles out 2M Naira to Trader, son

This Day 01 Aug 2023

Emotions ran high on recently when Nigerian music star, D’banj met a female trader, who appeared in a viral video on Twitter days back where she was asked what she would do with $1 ... by D’banj.

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Latest News for: D'banj

D’Banj’s Koko FC Joins Lagos Liga, to Battle Don Jazzy’s Supremos FC

20 years of D’banj, ‘The Entertainer’

‘The Entertainer: D’Sequel’ is D’banj’s Evolution in 20 Years of Afrobeats

D’banj Reunites with Don Jazzy for New Album

Nigeria: D'Banj Features Youssou N'dour, Wyclef Jean, Akon, Awilo Logomba, Others in Fifth Album

D’banj Features Youssou N’Dour, Wyclef Jean, Akon, Awilo Logomba, Others in Upcoming Album

Inside D’banj’s 20th Anniversary Dinner at Knowhere

This Summer D'banj Is Coming To America To Celebrate His 20 Years In Music, A ...

D’banj: Two Decades of Showmanship

Oshey! The Koko Master, D’banj, Still Thrills on Stage 20 Years After

D’banj and MTN Unite for The Best of The Streets Campaign

Nigeria: Why I Gave Trader, Son 2m Naira - D'Banj

“With Just N100 We Changed Their Lives”: D’Banj Shares As He Launches Music Academy for ...

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