Benga (real name Adegbenga Adejumo), is a dubstep music producer from Croydon, South London, and is part of the Tempa and Big Apple
Records label. He has been described as an important name in the development of the dubstep style for his fusion of the already existing South
London dubstep sound with the newer East London born grime sound, and was also one of the first dubstep producers when the style was
emerging in the early 2000s. He has been featured on a variety of compilations including Mary Anne Hobbs's Warrior Dubz, Tempa's The Roots
of Dubstep and the BBC 1Xtra anniversary mix. ...read more
Benga (real name Adegbenga Adejumo), is a dubstep music producer from Croydon, South London, and is part of the Tempa and Big Apple
Records label. He has been described as an important name in the development of the dubstep style for his fusion of the already existing South
London dubstep sound with the newer East London born grime sound, and was also one of the first dubstep producers when the style was
emerging in the early 2000s. He has been featured on a variety of compilations including Mary Anne Hobbs's Warrior Dubz, Tempa's The Roots
of Dubstep and the BBC 1Xtra anniversary mix. Benga is also noted for using acoustic drums on some songs, including "Live Drums" and
"Evolution".
Benga released the cross-over anthem Night with DMZ's Coki in early 2008, followed by his second album, Diary of an Afro Warrior, both on
Tempa. Resident Advisor described it as "one of the most anticipated LPs in dubstep yet." « hide
