EDITORIAL: UpClose And Personal… Know The Mavins | Mavin Records

Mavin Records is the brainchild of African renowned producer and entrepreneur, Michael Collins Ajereh (Don Jazzy), Created as a wholly independent music label on May 8th 2012, Mavin Records immediately captured the world’s attention. Mavin is home to Africa’s most exciting musical talents with dozens of awards, hit singles, brand endorsements and other numerous achievements. The roaster boasts of renowned artistes such as Dr.SID, Tiwa Savage, D’Prince, Reekado Banks, Korede Bello and Di’Ja. – MavinRecords.com

D’Prince
D’Prince: D’prince, Born Charles Enebeli in the city of lagos, to Mr Collins Enebeli, a Business man and a musical production manager and Mrs patience Enebeli an international Business tycoon. Music has always being in the family..so he is no stranger to the music business..D’prince is the last child from a family of four children in which Don Jazzy is the 1st. He hails from Delta State.

Di’Ja
Di’Ja: Hadiza Blell simply known as Di’Ja or Aphrodija, is a Sierra Leonean-Nigerian recording artiste, visual artiste and song writer. She grew up in Sierra Leone, Nigeria, USA, Canada; Raised in a family where great emphasis was placed on the value of formal education, Di’ja committed herself to the academics and earned two university degrees at a very young age. However young Di’Ja’s passions soon extended beyond the classroom walls towards the colourful world of music, art and philanthropy.

Dr Sid
Sidney Onoriode Esiri (born 1 May 1980 in Ikeja, Lagos state, Nigeria), known commonly as, Dr SID is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and dentist, who is originally from Delta state, but was raised in Lagos. His mother a successful fashion designer and his father the legendary actor Justus Esiri who is a Member of the Order of the Niger (MON), and famous for his role as the Village Headmaster a Nigerian sitcom popular in the 1980s. The second child of 4 children from an early age he had his heart set on becoming an entertainer. However his life took a different course graduating from the Nigerian Air force Secondary school Ikeja, SID went on to the University of Ibadan (UI) to study Dental Surgery, During his school years his flair for entertainment could not be hidden as he took part in school plays, dance competitions and concerts winning numerous awards along the way.

Dr Sid is currently the New York Film Academy where his polishing his filmmaking skills as he hopes to ensure that his late father’s legacy never dies.

NB: You can’t overshadow the doc!

Korede Bello
Korede Bello was born in Lagos, Nigeria. As a child, Korede Bello showed astrong interest in Dance and Music, teaching himself to play many instruments. At 7, he began performing on stages and entered his school talent competition at the age of 13, and placed first Taking on singing and performing as a career path, he began performing at local venues and began growing a following. Years after, he was discovered and signed a recording and distribution deal with Mavin Records. His first single, “African Princess”, was a country hit and then his first collaboration with label mates “Dorobucci” became a continent hit and was certified Platinum in Youtube views (Famously known for the “Korede Bello Wink”).

This was followed by Korede Bello’s second single, “Cold Outside”, which instantly became another country smash.

Korede Bello with a promising and successful music career ahead is recording and getting his debut album ready and has tried his hand at acting, voice overs including guest starring in a radio drama series called Purple Tins. He has a large and loyal fan-base, who are nicknamed “Bellovers”.

Reekado Banks
Reekado Banks, whose real name is Ayoleyi Hanniel Solomon was born in 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria. The gifted vocalist and songwriter grew up listening different genres of music and fell in love with the sweet melodies of Rhythm & Blues.

At 15, Reekado started writing songs as a simple hobby. His older brother, Temi, an aspiring A&R/Artist Manager discovered his book of lyrics and began to guide young Reekado on how to make and record music. Soon after, he decided to do music professionally, and got the support of family and friends, which further propelled him to go ahead with music.

In 2013, Temi submitted some of the songs Reekado Banks had recorded to one of Africa’s most celebrated record labels, Mavin Records in an online talent search. His distinct voice and knack for creating unique and catchy melodies and lyrics; caught the attention of music guru and label boss, Don Jazzy. Out of over 5,000 entries, Reekado Banks was selected and signed to the prestigious Mavin Records.
His first singles under the Mavin Records imprint, “Turn It Up ft Tiwa Savage” and “Chop Am” received and are still enjoying rave reviews with fans and the media all around Africa. His verses and hooks on Mavin hits, Dorobucci, Adaobi and Looku Looku are also very worthy of note.

On February 14th 2015, his 3rd single, “Katapot” was released online and immediately created a new trend for lovers all over. The song is receiving impressive reviews as it makes it’s way to the top of charts all over Africa, reaching the 5th position on the iTunes

Chop Am official remix features American rapper Wale & Olamide

Tiwa tope Savage was born in Lagos but has spent a big chunk of her life in the UK and America. This multi-talented Grammy award nominee first got a taste of the big-time at 16 when she started as a background singer for George Michael. She wasted no time in building on that by lending vocals to other top musicians such as Mary.J. Blige, Chaka Khan, Blu Cantrell, Emma Bunton from The Spice Girls, Kelly Clarkson, Andreas Bocelli, Ms Dynamite, and many more. The burgeoning artiste has since graced the stage with industry luminaries like Sting, 50 Cent, The Black Eyed Peas, Eminem, Robbie Williams, and Destiny’s Child to name a few.

This soulful diva burst onto the African scene in 2010 with the strength of a gale force wind. Her chart-topping debut single, ‘Kele-Kele Love’ quickly captured the public’s imagination in a manner not quite seen before. Ms.Savage’s sultry tones, pulsating dance moves and electric stage presence quickly saw her rise to the top of the industry. Numerous accolades were to follow including a City People Entertainment Award for ‘Female Musician of the Year’ in 2011, ‘Best R&B Soul Song’ for Kele Kele Love at the Afrotainment Museke Online Music Awards, ‘Most Stylish Female Artiste’ at the FAB Magazine Awards and ‘Most Promising Act’ at the Dynamix Youth Awards. Ms. Savage was nominated for more awards following the success of her second single ‘Love Me 3x’ including ‘Most Gifted Female Video’ at the Channel O Music Awards, Female Musician of the Year and Song of the year for ‘Love me 3x’ at the TUSH Youth Awards, ‘Next Rated’ at the 2011 Hip-Hop World Awards and the Best Highlife track for in the Nigerian Music Video Awards, 2013.