Tag: Santan Dave
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Santan Dave – ‘’Heart Attack’’
Whilst Dave wasn’t born in Africa, he is still an African artist as he’s the son of immigrant parents from Nigeria. Santan Dave is a British rapper born in London to Nigerian parents. His first album ‘’Psychodrama’’ (2019) won the Mercury Prize, and Album of the Year at the 2020 Brit Awards. He’s now one
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Santan Dave
Santan Dave is British Nigerian aka David Orobosa Omoregie born to Edo immigrants Frank and Juliet Doris Omoregie in Streatham, London. He is the last of three boys. His middle name Orobosa is a traditional Bini name of the people of Benin City, Edo State which means everything is in God’s hands. Below, is Santan Dave’s song called
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Dave’s 2020 BRIT Awards Performance Spoke Up About Discrimination and Criticized a Racist British Society
Dave wowed the crowd during his live performance at the 2020 BRIT awards after winning Album of the Year. He performed his song “Black,” in which he simultaneously lifts up the Black community and criticizes the racism that exists within society. Dave stripped his performance down to a live group of string performers and a
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“Loud in our laughter, silent in our sufferin’”: Dave’s New Video Explores Blackness in the 21st Century
“Look, black is beautiful, black is excellent Black is pain, black is joy, black is evident” Black, the lead single to Dave’s new album, is a stark analysis of the Black experience both in the UK and in African countries. The music video dropped on February 21st with an announcement that his debut studio album,