That..s the first word that comes to mind when asked to describe his music, his sound.
He goes by Dwele .. songwriter, producer, artist..but, not necessarily in that order. ..Music is what I do and who I am,.. he says. ..It..s my release...
Born Andwele (which, translated from Swahili, means ..God has brought me..), he..s an offspring of the hip-hop generation, one who pays homage to and can recite the musical traditions of years, decades, past. A self-professed devotee of jazz and R&B, he..s been known to keep his ears pressed against speakers blaring the sounds of Miles, Marvin, Donnie, Stevie and on the next beat, he acknowledges the efforts of his contemporaries .. think Faith, Tweet, Bobby Valentino and even Mike Jones.. rumbling from deep down in the dirty South. He understands that in music, as in life, change remains an inevitable force. ..I like the fact that music constantly evolves,.. he notes, ..because that..s what keeps the game exciting. It..s like one day we..re rapping and the next day, we..re whispering...
While music has certainly transformed in the two years since 27-year-old Dwele stepped up to the plate with his debut, ..Subject,.. he..s made slight adjustment to his surroundings. Cornrows aligned, symmetric, and Midwest cool in full effect, there..s no denying that Dwele stays repping for the (313) .. he..s just moved to downtown Detroit where he watches as the sun rises, and sets, over Lake Eerie. ..Changing scenery offers you a different mood and energy for creating,.. he admits. ..If the sun is up and it..s hot in the loft, I..m coming with a hype song. But once the sun starts to go down, it..s a beautiful time to make music .. baby-making music...
Entitled simply, ..Some Kinda,.. Dwele..s sophomore collection is 13 songs deep including a few groove-infused interludes reminiscent of those he brought the first time around. Along with tapping into his own songwriting and producing talents on nine tracks, he enlisted the expertise of fellow writer/producers Mike City (Bilal, Sunshine Anderson, Dave Hollister), Jay Dilla (Common,Slum Village, Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip) as well as G1 with whom he partnered on the first single from the last album.
Dwele Presents: "Some Kinda..."
In stores October 4, 2005
SOME KINDA.... takes Dwele's creativity to the next level, while still giving fans his unique brand of hip hop and jazz influenced R&B. ..Music is what I do and who I am,.. Dwele says, which explains why Detroit native, Andwele Gardner taught himself to play several instruments including piano, trumpet guitar and bass before embarking on his journey as a soul and R&B vocalist. In addition to his debut album "Subject," Dwele has also done songs with Slum Village, Common, and Bahamadia.
So what does Dwele mean by "SOME KINDA...?" If you have him tell it, the answer is open-ended. "At the end of the day, it all comes down to what you..re leaving behind on this earth, what kind of love you..ve left for the people in your life," he says. 'It's about discovering what your 'some kinda' is."
What up Dwele, mad respect fam, come hang out with ur fellow Detroit Don..
Today is actually my B-DAY... MAY 14... I just want to take this time to say THANK YOU... THANK YOU my friends for the surpport over the years, I want to thank every last person who ever sent me a message, comment etc... I am a very humble dude although i have my ways, I rather let my work speak for me.. With that being said turning 33 today.... (YES 33)... I'm just getting started... I'm turing a new page in life, GOING EVEN MORE HARD.... so once again... THANKS TO ME PEEPS.... COME HAVE A DRINK WITH ME AT ONE OF MY PARTYS THIS WEEKEND... JUST SAY... NUKE I READ UR MESSAGE, IM HERE SO WHERE MY DRINK!!!!!
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Hey Dwele thanks for giving the oppurtunity of working on your video shoot, I truly enjoyed myself and I thought the whole experience was wonderful, if you are ever needing a makeup artist let me know I got ya back. Love the new single. Keep doing ya thing and now that i know your a Aquarius Big up to ya. Peace Danille
Thats sick.. That beat is baangin my ninja. were did you get it? Man i got for the low low . all kind of bangers hip hop jazz and r&b .... Nuttnice production got all your beats to make your album a classic.. if you aint messin with us you aint doin nothin. .
WHATS GOOD AND WHATS NEW BABY? JUST WANNA SAY I LOVE YOUR MUSIC AND I WANT TO HEAR MORE.....JUST KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO CAUSE YOUR SOUND IS SOOO UNIQUE AND EVERYTIME I HEAR YOUR SMOOTH VOCALS IT PUTS ME IN A RELAX STATE OF MIND AND THAT IS SOOO GOOD FOR THE SOUL. SO I HAD TO SHOW YOU MAD LOVE TODAY SOULSTAR. MUCH LOVE!:o) KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DOING CAUSE IT SOUNDS SOOOOOOOOO DAMN GOOD TO ME. STAY SEXY ;oD
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