Dbanj album hits new york times

D’banj a.k.a Bangalee is making waves.The Nigerian pop
star’s latest album D’King’s Men was reviewed on The
New York Times yesterday Friday 13th September
2013.Read the Review;D’Banj is one of the great African
pop stars of the past decade, a charming singer but,
more important, a savvy showman. For years, this
Nigerian singer was at the center of the Mo’ Hits
Records stable, but now he’s struck out on his own with
a new label and the compilation “D’Banj Presents DKM
(D’ King’s Men)” (DB/G.O.O.D./Sony).It’s an alluring
contemporary pop album with an emphasis on king-size
dance music, like the militarily efficient “Don’t Tell Me
Nonsense” and the flash of last year’s excellent smash
hit “Oliver Twist.” D’Banj is also a savvy synthesizer of
the old and new Africa, as on “Nous les Meilleurs (We
the Best),” a duet with the Congolese singer Fally Ipupa.
But really, D’Banj has his eye on the world; he’s signed
to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music imprint, and the lovely
“Scape Goat (The Fix)” features what’s certainly the
most cheerful version of Mr. West you’ll hear this year,
or any year.