Adegoke Odukoya, better known as Adé Bantu (born July 13, 1971 in Wembley, London) a Nigerian-German musician, producer and activist has cut off his dreadlocks.
He posted the picture of a woman cutting off his dreads with this caption.
“After 23 years, I decided it was time to let go and move on. It wasn’t easy, but hey the only constant in life is change and sometimes we must embrace it fearlessly #metamorphosis
He is best known as the founder of the Afro-German musical collective and NGO Brothers Keepers and as the front man of Bantu & Afrobeat Academy Band. He received the Kora Award (the Pan-African equivalent of the Grammy) for his album “Fuji Satisfaction” in 2005.
Adé Bantu was born in Wembley, London. He is biracial, being the son of a German mother and a Nigerian father. In 1973 he relocated to Lagos, Nigeria with his parents Adeleke Odukoya and Barbara Odukoya. After the death of his father in 1986 he moved with his mother and 3 siblings to Germany.
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