Andwele Gardner was born February 14, 1978. He is better known by his stage name Dwele is an American soulsinger, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan.
He played piano from the age of six, later taking up trumpet, bass and guitar. He was deeply affected by the fatal shooting of his father outside his home when he was age ten, later stating "I learned to put my emotions into music; it was my therapy." With six well received albums under his belt, Dwele cites Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Roy Ayers,Miles Davis, and Freddie Hubbard as favorite artists, and took inspiration from hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, becoming an MC, and working with Slum Village.
No comments:
Post a Comment