Most of you know Dwele from Kanye West's "Flashing Lights" track off the Graduation CD. He has done a lot of songs with Slum Village and has now released his latest CD called "Sketches of a Man." Stay tuned to my complete coverage of this wonderful Neo-Soul event. The evening started with a rehearsal at the Phoenix Concert Theater and that was when I met Dwele. He was one awesome humble guy. I then went outside to hear from the fans and taped what they were saying as I discovered these were lifelong fans. When the show started, Vocalist Kira Mae opened up with her soothing voice with Neo soul music that just made a good evening!
I did not know about Dwele till "Flashing Lights" by Kanye West came along. He sang the entire chorus on that song. The fans had a lot to say. Check out the video below. He is now signed under Koch Records. My fave tracks are 2,4,6,10,20. Thanks to Eric Alper, Media Relations Publicist of KOCH Records Canada for hooking me up to Dwele. Amazing night as after the concert, some chics refused to leave so Nate the Promoter had no choice other than to put them all in one line about 15 women and their men, then Nate opened up a green room and one by one everyone got a picture and or autograph. Then it was off to the afterparty at a small club with the same concert crowd and it was not crowded. It all looked like one private party with a Facebook group. Thanks Nate! Also thanks to all the dedicated fans for my footage especially my fan pals Emmanuel, Loveleen, Arwa and Rosalyn!
Dwele (born Andwele Gardner) is an R&B and soul singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. Dwele grew up in Detroit, listening to such Motown artists as Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye and jazz on the radio. Dwele began honing his songwriting skills at the age of ten, after his father's murder outside his home. He also attended Detroit's Cody High School. After briefly attending Wayne State, he left college to pursue a more informal education while working for AAA. His demo tape, The Rize, generated interest, and subsequently started collaborating with hip hop group Slum Village and Bahamadia. Dwele's debut album Subject was released in 2003 through Virgin Records, and his second album Some Kinda... followed in October 2005.
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