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Devendra Banhart
American folk singer (born 1981)
Devendra Obi Banhart is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist. He was born in Texas and grew up in Venezuela and California.
In 2000, he dropped out of the San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco to pursue a musical career. In 2002, Banhart released his debut album and he is best known for his albums in the late 2000s such as Cripple Crow and Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon.
He has since expanded his career to incorporate his interest and training in the visual arts.
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Early life
Devendra Obi Banhart was born in Houston, Texas, to a Venezuelan mother, María Eugenia Rísquez, and an American father, Robert Gary Banhart. His mother worked as a model. The name "Devendra"—which is a synonym for the Hindu god Indra—was suggested by the Indian religious leader Prem Rawat, whom Banhart's parents followed. Banhart's middle name was derived from the Star Wars character Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Banhart dropped out of college in 2000 and left San Francisco after the dot-com bubble bust impacted the city's economy. That summer, he moved to Paris and began opening shows for indie rock bands including Sonic Youth. He returned to the United States that fall and played music in San Francisco and Los Angeles, until he was discovered by Swans founder Michael Gira, owner of Young God Records, after Siobhan Duffy, Gira's wife, bought a copy of Banhart's CD demo The Charles C. Leary and gave it to Gira.
Venezuelan American singer-songwriter and visual artist born May 30, 1981 in Texas, USA.
Also known as: Banhart, D Banhart, D. Banhart, D.Banhart, Devandra Banhart
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Liner notes
Devendra Banhart, the records, oldest first
The Charles C. Leary
2002 album
Oh Me Oh My… The Way the Day Goes by the Sun Is Setting Dogs Are Dreaming Lovesongs of the Christmas Spirit
2002 album
The Black Babies
2003 ep
Niño rojo
2004 album
wanted
Rejoicing in the Hands
2004 album
Here Are Four Songs From Rejoicing in the Hands of the Golden Empress
2004 ep
Cripple Crow
2005 album
wanted
Jana Hunter / Devendra Banhart
2005 album
Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon
2007 album
wanted
What Will We Be
2009 album
Mala
2013 album
Ape in Pink Marble
2016 album
Ma
2019 album
Vast Ovoid
2020 ep
Refuge
2021 album
Flying Wig
2023 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
