Dwele
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| Background information | ||
| Also known as | Dwelle | |
| Origin | Detroit Michigan | |
| Genre(s) | R&B | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer | |
| Years active | 2003-present | |
| Label(s) | Virgin Records | |
Dwele (born Andwele Gardner) is an R&B and soul singer, songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan. "Dwele" means "God has brought me" in Swahili.
Dwele grew up in Detroit, listening to such Motown artists as Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye and jazz on the radio. Dwele began honing his songwriting skills at the age of ten, after his father's murder outside his home. After briefly attending Wayne State, he left college to pursue a more informal education, while working for the AAA.
His demo tape, The Rize, generated interest, and subsequently started collaborating with hip hop group Slum Village and Bahamadia. Dwele's debut album Subject was released in 2003 through Virgin Records, and his second album Some Kinda... followed in October 2005.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Cover | Album |
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| N/A |  |
Rize (Unreleased) |
| 2003 |  |
Subject |
| 2005 |  |
Some Kinda... |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. R&B | |||
| 2003 | "Find A Way" | #42 | Subject |
| 2004 | "Hold On" | #53 | Subject |
| 2005 | "I Think I Love U" | #53 | Some Kinda... |
| 2006 | "Weekend Love" | — | Some Kinda... |
[edit] Appears On
- Philadelphia by Bahamadia on BB Queen 2000
- Beautiful Things by Bahamadia on BB Queen 2000
- Can't Take It by Recloose on Cardiology 2000
- Club Banger by Phat Kat on 12" 2001
- Think Twice by Jay Dee on Welcome 2 Detroit (plays Keyboards and Trumpet) 2001
- Brazilian Groove (EWF) by Jay Dee on Welcome 2 Detroit (plays lead Guitar) 2001
- Star by Slum Village on Trinity (Past, Present And Future) 2002
- Tainted (Featuring Dwele) by Slum Village on Trinity (Past, Present and Future) 2002
- Long Way Back (Featuring Dwele) by T Love on Long Way Back 2003
- Seven (Featuring Dwele) by T Love on Long Way Back 2003
- Right Here (Featuring Dwele) by DJ Mitsu The Beats on New Awakening 2003
- Is It!? (Featuring Dwele) by Lacks on Re:Lacks // Vol. 1 With The World 2003
- Closer by Slum Village on Detroit Deli (A Taste Of Detroit) 2004
- Break Of Dawn by Boney James on Pure 2004
- Count The Ways by Slum Village on Detroit Deli (A Taste Of Detroit) 2004
- Rainy Dayz by Phat Kat on The Undeniable 2004
- You (Duet With Dwele) by Goapele on Change It All 2005
- Ez Up by Slum Village on Prequel To A Classic 2005
- Call Me by Slum Village on Slum Village 2005
- What's Up/Intimacy (Featuring Dwele) by Big Tone on The Drought 2005
- Coming Home (Featuring Dwele) by J-Live on The Hear After 2005
- On My Own (Featuring Dwele) by Jahi on Soulhop - The Breakthru 2006
- Baby Come Over (Featuring Dwele) by Hil St. Soul on SOULidified 2006
- Dime Piece (Remix) by J Dilla on The Shining 2006
- In The Rain (Featuring Dwele) by Boney James on Shine 2006
| Slum Village |
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| Members |
| Baatin | Elzhi | J Dilla | T3 |
| Albums |
| Fan-Tas-Tic (Vol. 1) (1997) | Fantastic, Vol. 2 (2000) | Best Kept Secret (2000) | Dirty District (2002) | Trinity (Past, Present and Future) (2002) | Detroit Deli (A Taste of Detroit) (2004) | Witness My Growth (2004) | Prequel To A Classic (2005) | Slum Village (2005) | Olio: The Mixtape (2006) |
| Close Affiliates |
| Black Milk | Dwele | Frank-N-Dank | Karriem Riggins | Phat Kat | Waajeed | Que-D |
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