Remi Kabaka Jr. Explained

Remi Kabaka Jr.
Birth Date:11 April 1970
Years Active:1998–present
Father:Remi Kabaka
Mother:Bala Malan-Kabaka
Notable Works:Gorillaz

Remi Kabaka Jr. (born 11 April 1970)[1] is a British record producer, art director, and percussionist best known as the drummer and producer for British virtual band Gorillaz. He became a music producer for the band in 2015 after several years of providing the voice of Russel Hobbs and was listed as an A&R producer alongside Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett in the 2019 documentary Gorillaz: Reject False Icons.[2] [3] In 2007, Kabaka created the audiovisual collective Gorillaz Sound System.[4] [5]

Career

Along with his work with Gorillaz, Kabaka has collaborated further with the band's frontman Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett on other projects including DRC, Africa Express[6] and Bobby Womack's album The Bravest Man in the Universe.[7] [8]

Kabaka is also a manager of Steve Lazarides's London art gallery, which regularly exhibits work by the artist Banksy.[9] [10]

Personal life

Kabaka lives in London and is in a long-term relationship with Ciorsdan.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Remi KABAKA - Personal Appointments . . 2020-01-28.
  2. Web site: MR REMI KABAKA - The Look - The Journal - MR PORTER. MR. PORTER. MR PORTER.
  3. Hewlett . Denholm . 24 December 2019 . Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (Director's Cut) . Motion picture . 5 January 2020 . 23:32 . YouTube . Gorillaz.
  4. Web site: Gorillaz announce new album Humanz. Musicweek.com.
  5. Web site: Gorillaz - Humanz (Album Review) - Cryptic Rock. crypticrock.com. 3 May 2017. en-US. 2018-05-01.
  6. Web site: Africa Express Album Featuring Damon Albarn, Brian Eno, Nick Zinner Getting Deluxe Edition Pitchfork. pitchfork.com. 22 March 2014 . en. 2018-05-01.
  7. Web site: 8 Things You Didn't Know About Remi Kabaka. September 10, 2015. JUICE Singapore. November 19, 2019.
  8. News: Meet Remi Kabaka, Voice of Gorillaz' Russel & Co-Producer of 'Humanz'. 2018-05-01. Highsnobiety. 2018-05-01. en-US.
  9. Web site: Openings: "Still Here, A Decade of Lazarides" (London) « Arrested Motion. ArrestedMotion. en-US. 2018-05-01.
  10. Banksy Was Here. Collins. Lauren. 2007-05-07. The New Yorker. 2018-05-01. en. 0028-792X.
  11. Web site: Remi Kabaka Jr.. Discogs. en. 2018-05-01.

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