Dizzy Dee

Desire Sibanda (born December 17, 1985) is a Zimbabwean reggae singer and songwriter, better known by his stage name Dizzy Dee. He moved to Australia in 2007 and currently resides in Melbourne where he performs and works as a disk jockey on a regular basis. Born in Collin Saunders Hospital in Triangle, Zimbabwe, Dizzy Dee moved to Australia at age twenty one, where he did his graphic design studies. After a brief stint as a DJ while finishing his studies, he released his first EP U Don't Care in 2008. As a producer he has worked with artists such as Quashani Bahd on her single That's Why I love You and executively produced dancehall artist Slicker 1’s debut album called Culture Shocked. For Valentine's Day 2017 he released the single All That I Need featuring PASIKA, which was Dizzy Dee's most successful track to date. Dizzy Dee was born Desire Sibanda in Triangle, Zimbabwe, the last child of four siblings. He was named 'Desire' by his late uncle, Noel Sibanda. (1948 – 1985). His mother is Lillian Sibanda (née Muboko; born 1951). His father Danny Mitti Sibanda (born 1947) was an expeditor at Triangle Limited (Zimbabwe) and retired in 2014. His mother owns businesses in the small town of Triangle located in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe, 125km south-east from Masvingo, between Ngundu Growth Point and Chiredzi. He attended Murray McDougall Primary School and South Eastern College. When he was very young, Sibanda began singing at the local Seventh Day Adventist Church where his father is an elder. Later joining Shutter Crew as an MC in 1999 performing at local shows as well as touring with Saxon Sound. In 2004 Dizzy Dee featured on compilation albums recorded in Chiredzi at the then popular Maodzanyemba Records. Later that same year he worked with Tony Fresh and Rebel Child, from Chitungwiza and Chiredzi, respectively, on a major project which included singles Rastaman and Usandisiye. 2004: Maodzanyemba Records Dizzy Dee joined Chiredzi based Maodzanyemba Records in 2004. 2007–2014: ABRA Records, U Don't Care, Soundalize It, Never See We Fading and Overcome Since arriving in Australia he has collaborated with a number of international artists, and has opened for Sean Paul and Richie Spice. In 2008 he joined ABRA Records led by fellowZimbabwean producers Tawanda Sibotshiwe also known in the music circles as Jusa Dementor and ABRA Simzz. ABRA stands for African Bred Recording Artists although they have produced songs for Jamaican artists including Red Rat, Ward 21, Beenie Man, Charly Black and Major Lazer they specialise in upcoming African talent as well. Sibanda recorded his first EP U Don't Care EP in 2008 and released it in 2009 under ABRA Records. The EP had 5 tracks including an instrumental mix and acapella of the title track U Don't Care as well as Fuss & Fight and Achadzoka which were targeted at the zimdancehall community in Zimbabwe and the diaspora at large. U Don't Care was made avaibalbe on Compact disc and digital download. In 2014 he started experimenting with a different sound, roots reggae. After working with Chilean based producer Kutral Dub on the single Give Me Love he got interested in a Romanian label called Soundalize It Records which later became his new home. Ever since joining forces with Romanian reggae producer LionRiddims to record Never See We Fading, Time Shall Tell and Overcome Dizzy Dee has established himself within the genre. Although he had started his recording career in 2004, Sibanda's big break came in 2014 when he collaborated with Jamaican reggae star Torch, co-writing the song Thought for the mind. Torch also featured on Sibanda's 2014 single Never See We Fading. He also recorded Overcome featuring Beniton. 2015–2016: Time Shall Tell and VP Records After signing a distribution deal with VPAL Music (of VP Records) in 2016, he released an EP, Time Shall Tell, later that year. Dizzy Dee joins StoneBwoy and Patoranking as one of the few African born reggae artists signed to the label. The 6-tracks set gathered musicians and producers from Jamaica, Romania, Canada, United States, Germany, Australia and Vanuatu to create a contemporary Reggae/Dancehall infused body of work that aims to crossover and introduce him to new markets also showcasing his progression since the release of his critically acclaimed single Never See We Fading, other noteworthy collaborations on the EP are Overcome featuring Beniton, Stay Focused with German songstress Saralène and Wake Up & Live featuring Australian Reggae artist Jah Tung and Tujah from Vanuatu. The EP debuted at number 2 on the Australian iTunes charts for the [oots reggae genre, and received airtime on local and international radio stations. 2017–present: My Journey In February 2017 he performed at the 36th Annual Bob Marley Outernational concert as a headline artist alongside Etana and Black Slate. In March he toured with Beenie Man as one of the official supporting artists on the Grammy award winning artist's maiden tour of Australia. He is set to release a new album, My Journey, in 2017, featuring collaborations with artists from Jamaica and Zimbabwe.

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