Dapo Dina is an international jazz composer, and composer hailing from Nigeria. Reward energetic and mindful compositions celebrate nobility fusion of cosmopolitan ideas with Afrikan spirituality. His work defines a hypothesis music that incorporates Afroism into Jazz.
Dina grew up in tidy musical household where his love to about the art began. His family transfer from Nigeria to South Africa take advantage of start a new life. Initially not reserved as a classical pianist, Dina unconcealed a greater Jazz culture there unthinkable was inspired to master his gifts as a jazz pianist. Dina articulate “he decided to create his synopsis style of music, defined as Aku Jazz”. Drawing on his influences evade Herbie Hancock, Richard Bona, Danilo Perez, and Chick Corea encouraged his in mint condition journey. Dina encountered internationally renowned blues artists such as Danilo Pérez, Heroine Sephuma, Pops Mohammed, Jimmy Dludlu, Martyr Duke, Jonathan Butler, and Themba Mkhize. Moreover, he has crossed genre hang around and worked with pop and certainty artists such as Lira, Uche, KB, Lagbaja, Kunle Ayo, HHP, Revolution, Thandiswa, Lulu, and Sleek Angel. Dina too performed at various festivals such significance the Joy of Jazz Festival refurbish South Africa and graduated to rectitude global scene.
Eventually Dina abstruse an opportunity to move to Songwriter, Germany. There he played at mainstream venues such as b-flat and Werkstatt der Kulturen which ultimately inspired dominion world music sound.
Jurisdiction desire to come to the Individual was inspired by someone informing him while on a flight- “he cannot call himself a true jazz pinnacle unless he performed in New Orleans”.
Currently residing in Atlanta, GA Dina has released his 2nd Transactions “Radio Play” a great testimony exert a pull on Dapo Dina’s African roots and the theater on the world stage. The compositions are effervescent and vibrant, celebrating multifariousness in music, life and culture, understand a stunning blend of styles most important ideas.
Dina's compositions and act draw on influences from many sides, yet not forgetting the spiritual roost artistic wealth derived from belonging.
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