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| Takura | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Takura Tendayi |
| Origin | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
Takura Tendayi is a Zimbabwean singer and songwriter. 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. His guest appearances have accumulated over 17 million views on YouTube , and his song "Flashing Lights" has charted in the United Kingdom at number 98 in the UK Singles Chart and number 15 in the UK Dance Chart. He managed to share a stage with Plan B and also co-wrote Rihanna's 2009 single "Wait Your Turn" which has over 28 million views on YouTube. This song was charted at number 45 in the UK Singles Chart. On 10 September 2013, Door Policy released the three-track EP No Cover Charge for free download. It features a guest appearance from "Traktor" singer L Marshall.
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
| Year | Song |
|---|---|
| 2014 | "Sun Goes Down" |
As featured artist
| Year | Song | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Flashing Lights" (Chase & Status and 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 and 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 | |
| 2014 | "2 Late" (SLOWOLF featuring Dream Mclean and Takura) |
Wolf Grey EP | SLOWOLF Records |
| "My Money" (SLOWOLF featuring Dream Mclean, Felix De Luca, Takura and Wil Cousin) | |||
| "ESG" (Tinchy Stryder featuring Takura) |
360° | Cloud 9 | |
| 2016 | "Access Denied" (P Money, Big Narstie and Example featuring Takura) |
Non-album single | Not on label |
| "Original Badman" (Star.One featuring Takura and Agent Sasco (Assassin)) |
Non-album single | Sony | |
| 2017 | "Diamonds" (Loadstar featuring Takura) |
I Need the Night | RAM Records |
| "Trouble" (The Last Skeptik featuring Kojey Radical and Takura) |
This is Where It Gets Good | Thanks for Trying Records | |
| 2023 | "Baddadan" (Chase & Status featuring Bou, Irah, Flowdan, Trigga and Takura) |
Non-album single | EMI |
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" (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 and 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 Records | |
| 2014 | "Overdose" (SLOWOLF featuring Natalia and Takura) |
Bounty EP | SLOWOLF Records |
| "Princess" (SLOWOLF featuring Raekwon, Benny Banks and Takura) | |||
| "Running Low" (by Netsky featuring Beth Ditto, as writer) |
TBA | Sony | |
| "I Need Cs" (Context featuring Takura) |
Hindsight is the Purest Form of Romance | Self-released | |
| 2015 | "Fossa" (Kiwi featuring Takura) |
Animals EP | Blasé Boys Club |
| "AFRiCA" (WiDE AWAKE featuring Takura) |
Hard As Nails EP | TBA | |
| 2017 | "Beg & Borrow" (by Dimension, featured vocals) |
Generator / Beg & Borrow | Dimension |
| "Tribes" (by Chase and Status, featured vocals) |
Tribe | MTA Records | |
| 2018 | "Blood" (Big Narstie featuring Takura) |
BDL Bipolar | Dice Recordings |
| "Gully" (My Nu Leng & Holy Goof featuring Takura) |
Junction EP | Maraki Records |
Unreleased tracks
| Year | Song |
|---|---|
| 2012 | "Is That You" |
| "B.B.O.P (Baddest Bitch on the Planet)" | |
| "Kerosene" (Drop Lamond featuring Takura) | |
| 2013 | "Suffocating Me" (Skream & Redlight featuring Takura) |
References
- "Mixmag – CINEMATIC". Mixmag. 29 August 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Premiere: Door Policy "Necking" Music Video". Vibe. 4 September 2013.
- "Chase & Status – No Problem". YouTube. 31 January 2011.
- "Chase & Status feat. Takura "No Problem"". YouTube. 20 April 2011.
- "Maxsta feat. Takura – Pop Off". YouTube. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
- "Chase & Status – Flashing Lights (Feat. Sub Focus & Takura)". YouTube. 31 January 2011.
- "Chase & Status, Sub Focus – Flashing Lights ft. Takura". YouTube. 18 November 2011.
- "Rihanna – Wait Your Turn". YouTube. 24 November 2009.
- "Door Policy 'No Cover Charge' Exclusive Pre-stream on Spotify". Spotify. 3 September 2013.
- "Door Policy – "Falling" (Video Premiere)". Earmilk. 6 September 2013.
- "Delta Heavy – Demons". YouTube. 25 May 2012.