Duwende just released another a cappella from Michael Jackson Bad Album: Dirty Diana!
The group have been covering Michael Jackson for a while now, actually, 7 years! With their first youtube video being “Billie Jean”!
They have covered also”Thriller”, “Stranger In Moscow”, “Smooth Criminal”, “Off the Wall” and “You Rock My World”.
Michael Jackson fans have started to notice the group and frankly, pretty good a cappellas!
Here their new cover, Dirty Diana:
Duwende (Doo-WEN-day) is a six-person a cappella band best known for their fiercely original, bass-and-beatbox-driven funk/pop style of music. This year, they have released “Remember: The Music of Michael Jackson,Vol. 2” the follow up to their successful MJ cover album, which gained them widespread acclaim, and lead them to performances for the United Nations, Save The Children Benefit dinner hosted by Hoda and Kathie Lee, Bill Clinton Global Initiative, the Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta, and a World AIDS Day Event in Amsterdam. With over 6.5 million YouTube views and counting, they have a growing fan base that circles the globe; and their music and arrangements have been used on TV shows internationally.
Duwende consists of J. Aaron Boykin (Baritone/Tenor), Derrick L. Hicks (Tenor), Abbey Janes (Soprano), Tomas Cruz (Tenor), Edward Chung (Vocal Percussion), and David Lane (Bass). Each member adds their own characteristics and talent to the group, giving them the “a cappella” credibility along with the “band” persona. Duwende is the perfect band to get you dancing, as The Contemporary A Cappella Society states, “These guys (and gal) know how to make music, and they know how to make their audiences get up on their feet and move. If you’re looking for a true a cappella original, you don’t have to look any further than Duwende.”
Duwende’s music has made avid fans of tastemakers Jermaine Dupri and Perez Hilton and earned them multiple Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards for Best Pop/Rock Album and Best Pop/Rock Original Song.
Most recently, they were featured performers on NBC’s The Winner Is, with Nick Lachey as host, and were featured presenters for TED TALK x for Johnson & Johnson.
Check their first video “Billie Jean”:
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Great!!! Carrying on Michael’s legacy while doing their own unique thing. Like it!
When is the next NA tour date? I was hoping there would be another performance at Highline in NYC this year.