Takura
Takura | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Takura Tendayi |
| Origin | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Genres | Electro house, dubstep, drum and bass |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009-present |
Takura Tendayi is a Zimbabwean singer/songwriter and member of the band The Door Policy. He is well-known for his frequent collaborations with Chase & Status and Sub Focus, as well as many other dubstep and drum and bass artists. His guest appearances have accumulated over seventeen million YouTube views,[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] and "Flashing Lights" has charted in the United Kingdom at #98 in the UK Singles Chart and #15 in the UK Dance Chart. He also co-wrote Rihanna's 2009 single "Wait Your Turn" which alone has over seventeen million YouTube views[10] and charted at #45 in the UK Singles Chart. On 9 September, The Door Policy released the three-track EP No Cover Charge for free download. It features a guest appearance from "Traktor" singer L Marshall.
Discography
EPs
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | No Cover Charge (as The Door Policy) | All Day Breakfast |
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Song |
|---|---|
| 2013 | "Ponytail" |
As featured artist
| Year | Song | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Flashing Lights" (Chase & Status & Sub Focus featuring Takura) |
No More Idols | Mercury Records |
| 2012 | "Led Astray" (Friction featuring Takura) |
Led Astray | Shogun Audio |
| "Pop Off" (Maxsta featuring Takura) |
Non-album single | Sony | |
| 2013 | "The Coming Storm" (Freestylers & Stereo:Type featuring Takura) |
The Coming Storm | Rub-A-Duck |
| "Refuse To Love" (Loadstar featuring Takura) |
Future Perfect | RAM Records | |
| "Rage Within" (The Prototypes featuring Takura) |
Non-album single | Shogun Audio | |
| "Zimma Frame" (Show N Prove featuring Takura) |
Non-album single | All Around the World |
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Can't Get Enough" (by Chase & Status, featured vocals) |
More Than Alot | RAM Records |
| "Streetlife" (Chase & Status featuring Takura) | |||
| "Running" (by Chase & Status, featured vocals) | |||
| "Is It Worth It" (by Chase & Status, featured vocals) | |||
| 2009 | "Follow the Light" (Vocal Mix) / [Single Version] (by Sub Focus, featured vocals) |
Sub Focus | |
| "Coming Closer" (Sub Focus featuring Takura) | |||
| "Wait Your Turn" (by Rihanna, as writer) |
Rated R | Def Jam | |
| 2010 | "Is It Worth It (VIP Mix)" (by Chase & Status, featured vocals) |
End Credits | RAM Records |
| "Sick Note" (by Example, featured vocals) |
Won't Go Quietly | Data | |
| "Spaceship" (by Kano, featured vocals) |
Method To The Madness | BPM | |
| 2011 | "No Problem" (by Chase & Status, featured vocals) |
No More Idols | Mercury Records |
| 2012 | "Demons" (Delta Heavy featuring Takura) |
Down the Rabbit Hole | RAM Records |
| "Summer Days" (Sigma featuring Takura) |
Hospitality Summer Drum & Bass 2012 | Hospital | |
| "Have A Go" (Swindle featuring Takura) |
Need To Know | Swindle Productions | |
| "Drug Dealer" (Plan B featuring Takura) |
iLL Manors | 679 | |
| "Memories (Come Back)" (Don Diablo featuring Takura) |
Lights Out Hit | Sony | |
| "Careless" (Jack Beats featuring Takura) |
Careless | OWSLA | |
| "Alive" (Rollz featuring Takura) |
Firepod | Pilot | |
| 2013 | "The Coming Storm (VIP Mix)" (Freestylers & Stereo:Type featuring Takura) |
The Coming Storm (VIP Mix) | Rub-A-Duck |
| "Searching" (Kove featuring Takura) |
Measures | MTA Records | |
| "Friday" (Shadow Child featuring Takura) |
TBA | Food Music |
Unreleased tracks
| Year | Song |
|---|---|
| 2012 | "Is That You" |
| 2012 | "B.B.O.P (Baddest Bitch On the Planet)" |
| 2012 | "Kerosene" (Drop Lamond featuring Takura) |
| 2013 | "Suffocating Me" (Skream & Redlight featuring Takura) |
References
- ^ "Mixmag - CINEMATIC". Mixmag. 2011-08-29.
- ^ "Friction - Led Astray (Culprate Remix)". YouTube. 2012-02-27.
- ^ "Friction - Led Astray (Official Video)". YouTube. 2012-01-30.
- ^ "Delta Heavy - Demons". YouTube. 2012-05-25.
- ^ "Chase & Status - No Problem". YouTube. 2011-01-31.
- ^ "Chase & Status feat. Takura "No Problem"". YouTube. 2011-04-20.
- ^ "Maxsta feat. Takura - Pop Off". YouTube. 2012-09-19.
- ^ "Chase & Status - Flashing Lights (Feat. Sub Focus & Takura)". YouTube. 2011-01-31.
- ^ "Chase & Status, Sub Focus - Flashing Lights ft. Takura". YouTube. 2011-11-18.
- ^ "Rihanna - Wait Your Turn". YouTube. 2009-11-24.