D'banj to celebrate 10 years in the entertainment industry in 2014

D'banj dives into agriculture & other things as part of
his 10th year in entertainment. He also partners with
international artist and activist BONO. Read the DKM
press release for more details
Dapo Oyebanjo popularly known as D'banj is
gearing to celebrate his 10th year in the Nigerian
Entertainment Industry in year 2014.
The world has watched D'banj grow in his career
and it is no doubt that in 2014, the biggest
celebrations and the biggest projects will stem
out of DMK Media.
In the past years, the musician, songwriter, actor
and businessman has received many accolades
and has accomplished a lot to shake the entire
entertainment industry, open doors and give our
industry a face. Here are some to name a few;
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D'banj is known to have found and signed everybody
that belonged to the one time popular record label
'Mo Hits Records' consisting of major artists such as
Wande Coal, Dr. Sid, Prince, K-Switch etc.
In 2004, he won the KORA Awards "Most Promising
Act", his first major award since the start of his
career.
In 2007 Dbanj was appointed as the United Nations
Youth Ambassador for Peace. He led a strong rally in
Portharcourt to promote peace at a time in which
there was unrest in Rivers State. After the Rally and
meeting with then Governor of Rivers State, the
curfew, which had been in place, was removed.
In this same year (2007), Dbanj won 'Africa Artist of
the Year' MTV Europe Music Awards. He also won this
same award in 2011 and in-between that won Best
Male Artist in 2008 and 2009 at the MTV Africa
Awards.
In 2008 D'banj became the first Music Ambassador
to be signed to GLOBACOM; making GLOBACOM the
first Telco to endorse Nigerian Artists.
He went on to become the first Nigerian Artists to do
an International collaboration that was officially
released, giving the Nigerian Entertainment Industry
major recognition with international talent and brand
("Mr. Endowed," featuring Snoop).
In 2011, he went on to win the Best International Act
BET Awards, a major accomplishment for D'banj.
In 2012 Dbanj hit yet another milestone with the hit
song "Oliver Twist" recorded and released in Nigeria
with over 23 million views on VEVO. Oliver Twist
topped the African Charts and was a top 10 hit in the
UK singles chart in 2012 reaching #2 on the UK R&B
chart.
The year 2013 has been a strong year for the
Superstar. In May, he was appointed as a Creative
ambassador for the Bank of Industry. He performed
at the Mandela Charity Event in South Africa, Hit
track "Top Of The World" became the theme song for
the Africa Cup of Nation, which was eventually won
by the Nigerian Super Eagles. Dbanj also performed
at the Africa Cup of National Finale in front of 92,000
people and 6 Billion Viewers World Wide.
Clearly, this is a man on the rise!
Bowing out of 2013 gracefully, Dbanj has released a
track with Burna Boy and recorded the official
Soundtrack of award winning novel "Half of a Yellow
Sun", by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie due to be
released before the end of the year.
With a lot to expect from Dbanj in 2014, Dbanj
continues to remain a strong force in his industry,
continually motivating and contributing to our ever-
growing Music Industry.
In January 2014, Dbanj will attend the African Union
Summit in Ethiopia where he will be signing a treaty
that will encourage small-scale farmers. Dbanj will
also unveil his project and partnership with the
African Union and Musician and Activist 'BONO'
through One Organization, to champion the
Agriculture Industry in Africa for 2014.
Stay tuned for Events, Performances, Technology,
Agricultural Projects and more Music from Dbanj
Ff: @iamdbanj
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D'banj