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Freedom Souls by Dodo Nkishi

Artist Biography For Dodo Nkishi

Dodo NKishi Is A Singer Songwriter Multi-Instrumentalist And Poducer. Reggae And Soul Form The Basis To His Whole Approach Towards Music. Growing Up A Multiracial Child In Düsseldorf Germany His Mother Being From Kleve Germany And His Father From Kinshasa Congo Had A Strong Influence On His Perception And Interpretation Of Sounds And Music. Following His Move To England In 1986 He Soon Began Working With A Variety Of Bands Musicians And Producers As Well As A Brief Stint In The World Of Acting Participating As "Angel 19" In Ray Shell's Musical "Street Angels".
Winning The First Place In The 1990 Grolsch "Question Of Style" Award For Best Original Song Writing With His Composition Of "Sentimental Lover" Which Was Later To Be Included On The Debut Album T.O.T. By Loophole A Short Lived But Very Promising Trip Hop Project He Launched Together With Andi Toma And Raoul Walton And Was Released In 1996 By Amber Records/Polydor Formed The Basis To Industry Interest And Eventually Lead To A Major Publishing Deal With Warner Chappel Music Ltd In 1991 On The Strength Of A 10-Song-Demo. Soon After Meeting And Thereon Co-Producing T.O.T. With Toma And Walton In 1993 In Germany He Began His Long-Term Collaboration With Mouse On Mars In 1994 And Has Since Been Their Official Drummer And Vocalist As Well As Continuing Co-Writing And Programming With The Duo. He Is The Official Drummer And Backing-Vocalist Of The Berlin-Milan Based Quartet Pet Founded By Andre Abshagen And Co-Wrote On The 2006 Release Rewind The Sofa Lady. Over The Years Dodo Has Been Intensifying His Live And Studio Collaborations With Such Internationally Acclaimed Artists As Stewart Copeland With Gizmo And On The Album The Stewart Copeland Anthology Herbert Grönemeyer On Mensch Vittorio Cosma Charles Bullen Also On Circadian Rhythms' Internal Clock Changuito's Album Syncopation Stefano Ghittoni And Cesare Malfatti Of The Dining Rooms With Whom He Also Co-Wrote Free To Grow From The Album Ink And With Whom He Started Sembro A Soul-Folk Oriented Project As Well As Many Others And Further Continues To Spread His Message Of One Love.

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