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| Occupation = [[Music producer]], [[DJ]] |
| Occupation = [[Music producer]], [[DJ]] |
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| Years_active = 2002-present |
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| Label = Big Apple Records |
| Label = Big Apple Records, Tempa |
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'''Benga''' is a [[ |
'''Benga''' is a [[dubstep]] music producer from [[Coulsdon]], and is part of the Big Apple Records label. He has been described as an important name in the development of the [[dubstep]] style for his fusion of the already existing South London dubstep sound with the newer East London born [[Grime (music)|grime]] sound,<ref name="fact">[http://www.factmagazine.co.uk/da/16208 BENGA: Fact Magazine<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and was also one of the first dubstep producers when the style was emerging in the early 2000s.<ref>[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/print/0,,329781715-111639,00.html Observer | Various, Dubstep Allstars 5 - Mixed By DJ N-Type<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> He has been featured on a variety of compilations including [[Mary Anne Hobbs]]'s ''[[The Warrior Dubz]]'', [[Tempa]]'s ''The Roots of Dubstep'' and the [[BBC 1Xtra]] anniversary mix. |
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Benga released the cross-over anthem ''Night'' with [[Digital_mystikz|DMZ]]'s Coki in early 2008, followed by his second album, ''Diary of an Afro Warrior'', both on Tempa. [[Resident Advisor]] described it as "one of the most anticipated LPs in dubstep yet."<ref name="ra">http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=9055</ref> |
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== Discography == |
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Benga is a dubstep music producer from Coulsdon, and is part of the Big Apple Records label. He has been described as an important name in the development of the dubstep style for his fusion of the already existing South London dubstep sound with the newer East London born grime sound,[1] and was also one of the first dubstep producers when the style was emerging in the early 2000s.[2] He has been featured on a variety of compilations including Mary Anne Hobbs's The Warrior Dubz, Tempa's The Roots of Dubstep and the BBC 1Xtra anniversary mix.
Benga released the cross-over anthem Night with DMZ's Coki in early 2008, followed by his second album, Diary of an Afro Warrior, both on Tempa. Resident Advisor described it as "one of the most anticipated LPs in dubstep yet."[3]
Discography
- Skank / Dose (Big Apple Records, 2002)
- The Judgement (Big Apple Records, 2003) with Skream
- Benga Beats Volume 1 (Benga Beats, 2004)
- Hydro (Big Apple Records, 2004) with Skream
- Newstep (Benga Beats, 2006) CD only album
- 10 Tons Heavy (Planet µ, 2006) with Hatcha
- Comb 60s / Killers About (Planet µ, 2006)
- Invasion (Big Apple Records, 2006)
- Military (Planet µ, 2006) with Walsh
- Spooksville / Dreamscape 24 (Planet µ, 2006) with Walsh
- The Southside EP (Southside Dubstars, 2006)
- Benga EP Volume 2 (Southside Dubstars, 2007)
- Bingo (Hotflush Recordings, 2007) with Walsh
- Crunked Up (Tempa, 2007)
- Night (Tempa, 2008) with Coki
- Diary Of An Afro Warrior (Tempa, 2008) CD & vinyl album
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