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Infobox musical artist|name = Dwele|image = Dwele_2.jpg|caption = Photo by Jalylah Burrell|landscape = yes|background = solo_singer|Born =Birth date and age|mf=yes|1978|2|14, Detroit, Michigan|Detroit , Michigan , United States |birth_name = Andwele Gardner|alias = Dwele|origin =|genre = Soul music|Soul , neo soul , contemporary R& B , jazz |Instruments = Vocals , Piano , Guitar , Bass Guitar , Trumpet |occupation = Singer-songwriter |years_active = 2000–present|label = Virgin Records (2003-2005) E1 Music , formerly Koch Records (2008-present)|associated_acts = Slum Village , Kanye West , Common (rapper)|Common , J Dilla |website = http://www.dwele.com dwele.com Andwele Gardner (born February 14, 1978),"Drawing on His Roots", The Detroit News , 25 June 2008 better known by his stage name Dwele is a Soul music|soul singer , songwriter and record producer from Detroit, Michigan .
Biography
Gardner was raised on the west side of Detroit in a musical family. He played piano from the age of six, later taking up trumpet , Bass guitar|bass and guitar .Larkin, Colin (2006) The Encyclopedia of Popular Music , Oxford University Press , ISBN 9780195313734Cite web | title = Title:Mellow & mature: Dwele unveils 'sketches' of life, love.(Andwele Gardner) | accessdate = 2009-06-25 | url = http://find.galegroup.com/itx/retrieve.do? contentSet=IAC-Documents& resultListType=RESULT_LIST& qrySerId=Locale(en%2CUS%2C)%3AFQE%3D(rn%2CNone%2C10)A185330762%24& sgHitCountType=None& inPS=true& sort=DateDescend& searchType=AdvancedSearchForm& tabID=T003& prodId=ITOF& searchId=R1& currentPosition=1& userGroupName=24015& docId=A185330762& docType=IAC | mla = Parham, Marti. "Mellow & mature: Dwele unveils 'sketches' of life, love.(Andwele Gardner)(Brief article)." Jet 114.10 (Sept 15, 2008): 48(1). General OneFile. Gale. Westport Public Library. 25 June 2009 < http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do? prodId=ITOF>. He was deeply affected by the fatal shooting of his father outside his home when he was age ten, later stating "I learned to put my emotions into music; it was my therapy."Rennie, Andrew (2008) " http://www.formatmag.com/features/dwele/ Dwele", Format , 29 June 2008 He cites Stevie Wonder , Donny Hathaway , Roy Ayers , Miles Davis , and Freddie Hubbard as favorite artists, and took inspiration from hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest , becoming an MC, and working with Slum Village . Gardner recorded a demo in his bedroom, called, The Rize , and sold it out of the trunk of his car. He had about 100 copies, which sold out within a week. He caught the ears of local heroes Slum Village and more specifically their world-renowned producer J Dilla . http://www.kochentertainment.com/artists/detail/? Artist=Dwele Koch Records: Dwele Slum Village invited Dwele to sing the hook of the song "Tainted" for their album Trinity (Past, Present and Future) . It became an instant classic and led to more high profile work with female rapper Bahamadia , the all-star group Lucy Pearl and London's New Sector Movement. Dwele signed to Virgin Records in 2003, who released his debut album, Subject (album)|Subject , which mixed neo soul and hip hop. In a 2005 review in The Independent , his style was summed up: "Dwele's rooted in vintage soul but isn't stuck in the past, overly reverential or an exercise in pastiche - there's a major hip-hop edge which betrays his original incarnation as a rapper."Verma, Rahul (2005) " http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/dwele-jazz-cafatildecopy-london-484303.html Dwele, Jazz Café, London", The Independent , 22 February 2005 A second album, Some Kinda... , followed in 2005. He then later signed with RT Music Group and KOCH records in March, 2008Cite web| title = KOCH Records Announces New Deal With RT Music Group and Soul Sensation Dwele | accessdate = 2009-05-13 | url = http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct? id=A86F4BB9B3DEDBBA | mla = "KOCH Records Announces New Deal With RT Music Group and Soul Sensation Dwele; New Album Slated for June 2008." Internet Wire (March 20, 2008): NA. General OneFile. Gale. Westport Public Library. 13 May 2009< http://find.galegroup.com/itx/start.do? prodId=ITOF>. He released his fourth album titled, W.ants W.orld W.omen on June 29, 2010. Dwele was featured on the first single off of Kanye West 's fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy . The song was entitled "Power" and was leaked on May 28, 2010. http://www.thatsthatish.com/2010/05/kanye-west-power-feat-dwele.html Kanye West - "Power" (feat. Dwele). thatsthatish.com
Discography
Albums
Year
Album
Chart positions
U.S. Cite web
U.S. Ind
U.S R& B
2000
Rize (Self-released)
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2003
Subject
108
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20
2005
Some Kinda...
54
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10
2008
Sketches of a Man
35
4
7
2010
W.ants W.orld W.omen
28
3
9
Singles
Year
Title
Chart positions
Album
U.S.
U.S. R& B Cite web
2003
"Find a Way"
93
42
Subject (album)
2004
"Hold On" (featuring Eric Roberson )
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53
2005
"I Think I Love U"
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53
Some Kinda...
2006
"Weekend Love"
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116
2007
The People " (with Common (artist)
111
56
Finding Forever
" Flashing Lights " (with Kanye West )
29
12
Graduation
2008
"I'm Cheatin"
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29
Sketches of a Man
"A Few Reasons (Truth Pt.2)"
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75
2010
"What's Not to Love"
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43
'W.W.W (W.omen,W.ant,W.orld)
Featured On
Year
Information
2002
Trinity (Past, Present and Future) ( Slum Village )
2003
New Awakening (DJ MITSU The Beats)
2004
Pure ( Boney James )
Detroit Deli ( Slum Village )
The Undeniable ( Phat Kat )
2006
Shine ( Boney James )
SOULidified (Hil St. Soul)
The Shining ( J Dilla ) "Dime Piece (Remix)"
Dirty District Vol.3 (Brucie B.)
Witness My Growth ( Elzhi )
2007
Desire (Pharoahe Monch album)
Nu-Mixx Klazzics Vol. 2 ( 2Pac ) "Straight Through My Rear View"
Interpretations: Celebrating The Music Of Earth, Wind & Fire
2008
Foxy Brown ) "Never Heard This Before"
Of All The Things (Jazzanova album) ( Jazzanova )
The Dresden Soul Symphony
Man vs. Many ( Nefew )
"Time Stands Still" (with DJ Quik ) from The Book of David
2009
Death of a Man Rebirth of a King (Pryslezz)
2010
Power " (with Kanye West ) from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2011
(with Maysa Leak>Maysa ) from Motions Of Love
(with Big Sean ) from Finally Famous (Big Sean album)>Finally Famous
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