Takura
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| Takura | |
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| Birth name | Takura Tendayi |
| Origin | Harare, Zimbabwe |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009-present |
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Takura Tendayi is a Zimbabwean singer/songwriter and member of the band Door Policy alongside producer Bibby Jones. 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.[2] His guest appearances have accumulated over seventeen million YouTube views,[3][4][5] and "Flashing Lights" has charted in the United Kingdom at #98 in the UK Singles Chart and #15 in the UK Dance Chart.[6][7] He also co-wrote Rihanna's 2009 single "Wait Your Turn" which alone has over seventeen million YouTube views[8] and charted at #45 in the UK Singles Chart. On 10 September, Door Policy released the three-track EP No Cover Charge for free download.[9][10] It features a guest appearance from "Traktor" singer L Marshall.[2]
Discography
EPs
| Year | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | No Cover Charge (as Door Policy) | All Day Breakfast |
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Song |
|---|---|
| 2013 | "Ponytail" |
| "Cola" (Door Policy cover of Lana Del Rey) |
As featured artist
| Year | Song | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Flashing Lights" (Chase, Status & Sub Focus featuring Takura) | No More Idols | Mercury Records |
| 2012 | "Led Astray" (by Friction, featured vocals) | Led Astray EP | Shogun Audio |
| "Network" (by Dream Mclean, featured vocals) | Non-album single | MTA Records | |
| "Pop Off" (Maxsta featuring Takura) | Sony | ||
| 2013 | "The Coming Storm" (Freestylers & Stereo:Type featuring Takura) | The Coming Storm | Rub-A-Duck |
| "Refuse To Love" (by Loadstar, featured vocals) | Future Perfect | RAM Records | |
| "Rage Within" (The Prototypes featuring Takura) | Non-album single | Shogun Audio | |
| "Zimma Frame" (Show N Prove featuring Takura) | All Around the World | ||
| "Friday" (Shadow Child featuring Takura) | Collected | Food Music | |
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" (Chase & Status featuring Takura) | |||
| "Is It Worth It" (Chase & Status featuring Takura) | |||
| 2009 | "Follow the Light" (Vocal Mix) (by Sub Focus, featured vocals) | Rock It / Follow the Light | |
| "World of Hurt" (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" (Chase & Status featuring Takura) | End Credits | RAM Records |
| "Sick Note" (by Example, featured vocals) | Won't Go Quietly | Data | |
| "Spaceship" (by Kano, featured vocals) | Method to the Maadness | BPM | |
| 2011 | "No Problem" (by Chase and Status, featured vocals) | No More Idols | Mercury Records |
| 2012 | "Demons"[11] (by Delta Heavy, featured vocals) | 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 EP | 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" (by Kove, as writer) | Measures | MTA Records | |
| "Endorphins" (by Sub Focus featuring Alex Clare, as writer) | Torus | RAM Records / Mercury | |
| "Out Of Reach" (by Sub Focus featuring Jayelldee, as writer) | |||
| "Money Waster" (by Marshall F, featured vocals) | Money Waster | Black Butter |
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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Premiere: Door Policy "Necking" Music Video". Vibe. 2013-09-04.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Door Policy 'No Cover Charge' Exclusive Pre-stream on Spotify". Spotify. 2013-09-03.
- ↑ "Door Policy - "Falling" (Video Premiere)". Earmilk. 2013-09-06.
- ↑ "Delta Heavy - Demons". YouTube. 2012-05-25.
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