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Benga

Real name
Beni Uthman
Location
United Kingdom
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  4.3K

Stats

First event on RA
2007
Regions most played
London, UK Manchester, UK Midlands, UK Belgium West + Wales, UK
Clubs most played
fabric Mayrhofen Piccadilly Train Station The End Ministry Of Sound

About

Age 14 the afro-haired producer went to his first club, Forward>> at London’s now defunct Velvet Rooms, the night widely acknowledged for founding the bassy UK garage hybrid, dubstep.
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Labels

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RA Exchange
2016
EX.297 Benga
The ups and downs of a dubstep superstar.

Reviews

Tempa
2020
Rewind: Benga - Diary Of An Afro Warrior
A genre-defining classic from dubstep's cutting edge.
Benga Beats
2016
Benga - Future Funk
Tempa
2008
Benga - Diary of an Afro Warrior

News

Wed, 13 Jan 2016
Benga returns with first music since 2013
The Future Funk EP will come out via the artist's own Benga Beats label next month.
Fri, 18 Dec 2015
Benga announces first fabriclive gig in three years
The dubstep star will join Pinch, Mumdance and Acre in room two on February 12th.
Wed, 16 Sep 2015
Benga speaks out on battle with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia
"My bipolar was brought on by drugs and the schizophrenia was the result of excessive touring," the retired DJ says.

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Features

24 Oct 2008
Benga: dubstep warrior
Free of its hyper-local beginnings, dubstep DJs are now fighting the good fight worldwide. RA's Samuel Strang recently tracked down Benga, who will be hitting Turin's Club to Club Festival next month, to find out how it all happened this way.
Samuel Strang

Past events

- Fri, 9 Nov 2018
  FABRICLIVE: Good Life, King Original & She Said So
  Benga, Benton (UK), The Menendez Brothers, Novelist, Sir Spyro, Footsie, Grandmixxer, Jammz, Just William, Carly Wilford, Sukh Knight, Hecha, Capo Lee, Hazel Marimba, Jamakabi, J Distant, OK Williams
  London
  fabric
  641
- Fri, 9 Nov 2018
  FABRICLIVE: Good Life, King Original & She Said So
  Benga, Benton (UK), The Menendez Brothers, Novelist, Sir Spyro, Footsie, Grandmixxer, Jammz, Just William, Carly Wilford, Sukh Knight, Hecha, Capo Lee, Hazel Marimba, Jamakabi, J Distant, OK Williams
  London
  fabric
  641
- Sat, 25 Aug 2018
  SW4 Official After Party
  Benga, Graeme Lloyd, Subbass, Just Geo, Example, Bompe, Kevin Pastor, DJ Misty Wilson, P Money, Human Movement
  London
  Ministry Of Sound
  10
- Sat, 25 Aug 2018
  SW4 Official After Party
  Benga, Graeme Lloyd, Subbass, Just Geo, Example, Bompe, Kevin Pastor, DJ Misty Wilson, P Money, Human Movement
  London
  Ministry Of Sound
  10
- Sat, 25 Aug 2018
  Ministry of Sound Pub Crawl
  Benga, DJ Q, Example, P Money
  London
  Zoo Bar & Club
  2
- Sat, 25 Aug 2018
  Ministry of Sound Pub Crawl
  Benga, DJ Q, Example, P Money
  London
  Zoo Bar & Club
  2
- Thu, 13 Jul 2017
  Hatcha & Friends: Benga + Modestep
  Benga, Hatcha, Modestep
  London
  XOYO
  129
- Thu, 13 Jul 2017
  Hatcha & Friends: Benga + Modestep
  Benga, Hatcha, Modestep
  London
  XOYO
  129
- Fri, 10 Mar 2017
  Hospitality Sheffield: Fred V & Grafix, Danny Byrd, Benga & More
  Benga, Danny Byrd, Logistics, Nu:Tone, Krakota, Keeno, Fred V & Grafix, Culture Shock, Carasel
  Sheffield
  Foundry
- Fri, 10 Mar 2017
  Hospitality Sheffield: Fred V & Grafix, Danny Byrd, Benga & More
  Benga, Danny Byrd, Logistics, Nu:Tone, Krakota, Keeno, Fred V & Grafix, Culture Shock, Carasel
  Sheffield
  Foundry
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