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Devendra Banhart

Singer · Songwriter 8 albums picked

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.

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Ep #823 ·
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What Devendra Banhart said · 5 records

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The Pavilion of Dreams
Harold Budd ·1978
"this is Harold Budd's The Pavilion of Dreams produced by Brian Eno... this is particularly beautiful because side one has this song Bismillah Raman Rahim... it's unbelievable."
Watch this moment 0:27
The Divine Punishment
Diamanda Galás ·1986
"Diamanda Galás is one of the greatest singers and artists of all time and just so profound and every piece that they do is so intentional and so... there's a sacredness. I really believe that a performance is a sacrifice."
Watch this moment 5:08
The Ones Ahead
Beverly Glenn-Copeland ·2023
"I spent the last couple of days listening to this record and he made something so healing where the intention is I think to heal or at least make you feel hope, which is so rare. This makes it really mean so much; it's made me cry. I love you, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, thank you so much; you have to hear it, and everyone has to hear it, it's really for everyone."
Watch this moment 7:09
Pompeii
Cate Le Bon ·2022
"Kate's record gets stuck in my head all the time. We play it before and after we play, and it makes everybody feel so excited."
Watch this moment 9:05
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