Oluseye Desmond Sodamola, professionally known as Spinall (stylized as SPINALL; formerly DJ Spinall), is a Nigerian disc jockey, record producer, and songwriter. He has released six

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and collaborated with artists that have included

Wizkid Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun (born 16 July 1990), better known as Wizkid, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. Born in the Ojuelegba suburb of Surulere, Lagos, Wizkid is a voice in the emerging Afrobeats movement. His music is a blend of Afrobea ...

Tiwa Savage Tiwatope Omolara Savage (born 5 February 1980), known professionally as Tiwa Savage (), is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress. Savage sings in English, Nigerian Pidgin and Yoruba; her music is a blend of afrobeats, R&B, afropop, p ...

Asake Ahmed Ololade (born 13 January 1995), known professionally as Asake, is a Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter. He was previously signed to YBNL Nation and Empire Distribution. His stage name "Asake" is his mother's name. In September 2022, ...

, among others. He has won numerous awards for his work, including

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and

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. He is also the first Nigerian disc jockey to play at festivals such as

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, and

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. Spinall is the founder of TheCapMusic, a music label he launched in 2014. He also created a style edge to his outfit known as TheCAP, tracing his roots back to his culture.

Early life and education

Sodamola was born in

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and he is the third of five siblings. He attained his primary and secondary school education in

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, then moved to

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, to study

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, where he received his BSc degree. He also studied at Tenstrings Music Institute. Spinall's first musical experience as a kid, was listening to some vinyl records being played by his parents and according to him "In the morning my dad would wake up, and open the drawers, and start playing some

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, and

King Sunny Adé Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye (born 22 September 1946), known professionally as King Sunny Adé, is a Nigerian jùjú singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is regarded as one of the first African pop musicians to gain internationa ...

records". This shaped him and fueled his passion for music after watching a DJ he hired to play in high school.

Career

Early career

Sodamola first gained prominence in 2004, while working as a radio DJ at Raypower 100.5 FM, Spinall studied at Tenstrings Music Institute. He later joined Industry Nite where he promoted underground talents at the weekly platform. In 2014, he launched TheCAPMusic, a record label/management company. In the following year, he signed producers to the TheCAPMusic. Top Boy as he is popularly called, released his first hit single "GbaGbe E" in 2014 featuring

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. He has collaborated with other acts such as;

2Baba Innocent Ujah Idibia MON (; born 18 September 1975), known by his stage name 2Baba and formerly as 2Face Idibia, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, record producer and philanthropist known for his solo debut album, '' Face 2 Face''. He is regard ...

Wande Coal Oluwatobi Wande Ojosipe (born 18 October 1985), popularly known as Wande Coal, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. Early life Wande Coal was born on 18 October 1985 in Lagos Island, Lagos state, Nigeria, to Chief Ibukun Olufunto and Omolara ...

Davido David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992), known professionally as Davido, is a Nigerian American, Nigerian-American singer, songwriter and record producer. Davido was born in Atlanta, U.S, and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. He made his mus ...

Mr Eazi Oluwatosin Oluwole Ajibade (born 19 July 1991), better known by his stage name Mr Eazi, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record executive. He is the pioneer of Banku music, a fusion of sound he describes as a mixture of Ghanaian highlife a ...

Kizz Daniel Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe (born 1 May 1994), who is better known as Kizz Daniel (formerly Kiss Daniel), is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He rose to fame in 2014 with his debut single, " Woju". He signed a record deal with G-Worldwide Ent ...

, and many more.

2015–2018: Debut album, ''Dreams'', and ''Iyanu''

Spinall's debut album ''My Story: The Album'' (2015) with breakthrough singles "Oluwa", "Gba Gbe E;", and "Money". In the following year, on 10 October 2016, DJ Spinall released his second album titled ''TEN''. The album features

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, among others, with lead singles "Package" featuring Davido & "Ohema" featuring

. His third studio albums, ''Dreams'' was released on 8 October 2017 with singles "Opoju", "Calm Down", and "Gimme Luv". On 26 October 2018, he released his 4th studio album ''Iyanu''. The album features two lead singles including "Nowo",

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refers to as one of 15 biggest Nigerian songs of 2018 featuring

, which also peaked on MTV Base Official Naija Top 10 Countdown and "Baba" featuring

, which made it to MTV Base Top 20 Hottest Naija tracks of 2018. On 11 December 2020, he released his 5th studio album ''Grace'', under TheCAP Music with 5 self-produced songs. The album features the top-six songs, "Dis Love" featuring

, "Sere" featuring

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, "Pressure" featuring

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, "Everytime" featuring

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, "Tonight" featuring

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, and "EDI" featuring Reminisce. In 2015, Spinall became the first African DJ to perform at the

festival in

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, with other supporting acts to join Spinall on stage including;

, Sarkodie,

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with host

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. He is also the first Nigerian DJ to tour 5 cities in United States, including

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, and

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In 2017, he was the official DJ for

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in Los Angeles, California. The award was aired across the globe, which also gained him worldwide attention as a Disc Jockey pioneering

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to the world. On 21 April 2019, Spinall became the first Nigerian DJ to headline a show at

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in London and the first Nigerian DJ to perform at the

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on 29 June 2019. He signed a deal with

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brand ambassador in 2015 and renewed the contract in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. His third studio album ''Dreams'' was released independently by TheCAP Music on 8 October 2017. The album featured guest appearances from

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, Wurld,

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, Simi,

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Reekado Banks Ayoleyi Hanniel Solomon (born 6 December 1993), who is better known by his stage name Reekado Banks, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He was signed to Mavin Records between 2014 and 2018, and went by the stage name Spicy before his record d ...

, and

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. The album lead singles include: "Opoju" featuring

, "Calm Down" featuring

, and "Gimme Luv" featuring

. On 18 November 2017, Spinall announced Party Of Your Dreams album launch on 26 November at Grand Ballroom of Oriental Hotel,

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, Lagos and in 2018, Spinall announced the second edition of Party of Your Dreams in

on 7 December 2018, with supporting DJs;

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, DJ Consequence,

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, DJ Lambo, and more to play at the event. In 2019, Sodamola had his first UK headline concert in London tagged Party of Your Dreams on 21 April 2019 at

!. On 24 October 2018, DJ Spinall shared featured acts and producers on his fourth studio album Iyanu. Guests on the album are

, Tekno,

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, Wurld, Dotman, and more. The album was exclusively produced by DJ Spinall and co-produced by

Killertunes Otaniyen-Uwa Daniel professionally known as Killertunes is a Nigerian record producer and songwriter who has produced ''"Manya"'' by Wizkid, "''Motigbana"'' by Olamide, ''"Baba"'' by DJ Spinall featuring Kizz daniel and ''"Bobo"'' by Mayorkun fea ...

, CKAY,

, Benie Macaulay and Stg. The album lead singles include: "Nowo" featuring

and "Baba" featuring

. The album was released independently by TheCAP Music on 26 October 2018. On 11 September 2018, He signed international major deal with

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and a publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music UK. He also became a brand ambassador for

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Nigeria.

2019–2022: ''Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift'', and the Recording Academy

In 2019,

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released an hour-long documentary special entitled '' Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift''. The television film was shot in

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, South Africa, and United States. The documentary aired on

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, where DJ Spinall appeared and spoke about the album '' The Lion King: The Gift'', the basis of the documentary. In 2019, he became the first Nigerian DJ to perform in the history of the

. In 2020, Spinall was among the 2,300 music executive inductees into

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's class of 2020, alongside Bankulli,

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, Gunna,

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Juls Julian Nii Ayitey Adjin Nicco-Annan (born 25 October 1985), better known by his stage name Juls, is a British-Ghanaian record producer, disc jockey, and musician. He is known for his music contributions, particularly in Afrobeats circles, and fo ...

, among others for the

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. On 26 July 2020, Spinall spoke about The Grammy Award at This Sunday show with

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on Africa Now Radio via

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. He was also among several celebrities such as

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Praiz Praise Ugbede Adejo (born 8 March 1985), better known by his stage name Praiz, is a Nigerian multi award-winning R&B singer, songwriter, and producer. Praiz's music career hit the limelight after he finished second runner-up at the maiden seas ...

and Olisa to attend an exclusive party hosted by MTN for the data-bundled music service MusicTour. On 13 May 2022, Spinall released "

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", featuring

, and co-written by

. On 22 May 2022, it debuted at number 6 on the

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, and reached number 4. On 23 May 2022, it debuted at number 2 on the Nigeria

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. On 25 May 2022, it debuted at number 6 on the

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. On 11 July 2022, it debuted on the newly launched

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, an expansion of the Top 50, at number 5. On 13 July 2022, following the initial launch of the Nigeria TurnTable Top Radio Songs chart, it debut at number 7, and number 4 at the Nigeria TurnTable Top Streaming Songs chart. In 2022, Spinall opened for

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on tour in Australia and DJed for

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at his

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after party. He was also the closing act for the

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2023-present: ''Top Boy''

On 13 February 2023, Spinall shared the official art cover to his sixth studio album on his various social media. According to Bomi Anifowose from ''

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'', Spinall's ''

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'' borrows a rich collage of African sounds mingling with Western music elements such as synths and electronic chordophones, certifying the body of work as yet another successful sonic experiment. In 2023, he signed with Epic Records and released his new single "Loju" featuring

. He had previously collaborated with Wizkid on the singles "Nowo", "Opoju", and "Dis Love" (featuring

). Spinall played numerous festivals in 2023, including

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and

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. He is also the first Afrobeats DJ to perform at

, playing the festival in 2024.

Discography

Albums

Selected singles

*"Gba Gbe E" (feat.

) (2014) *"Oluwa" (feat.

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) (2014) *"Excuse Me" (feat.

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) (2015) *"Attendance" (feat.

) (2015) *"No Sorrow" (feat.

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) (2015) *"Package" (feat.

and

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) (2016) *"Ohema" (feat.

) (2016) *"Pepe Dem" (feat.

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) 2017 *"Nowo" (feat.

) (2018) *"Baba" (feat.

Kiss Daniel Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe (born 1 May 1994), who is better known as Kizz Daniel (formerly Kiss Daniel), is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He rose to fame in 2014 with his debut single, " Woju". He signed a record deal with G-Worldwide Ent ...

) (2018) *"Omoge" (feat. Dotman) (2018) *"What Do You See?" (feat

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) (2019)
"Dis Love"
(feat

) (2019)
"When it comes to you Remix"
(feat

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& DJ Spinall ft Tiwa Savage) (2019) *"EDI" (feat Reminisce) (2019) *"Pressure" (feat

) (2020) *"Everytime" (feat

) (2020) *"Tonight" (feat

) (2020) *"Sere" (feat

) (2020) *"Cloud 9" (feat

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) (2021) *"

" (with.

) (2022) *"Bunda" (with. Kemuel &

) (2023) *"Loju" (feat

) (2023) *"Psalm 23" (Spinall & Teni) (2024) *"One Call" (with

and

Tyla Tyla Laura Seethal (born 30 January 2002), known mononymously as Tyla, is a South African singer and songwriter. Her musical style is characterised by a fusion of pop and amapiano, with many publications dubbing her " Queen of Popiano". Born a ...

) (2024)

Videography

Tours and performances

On 4 August 2018, Sodamola began his TheCAPUS Tour 3.0 in Washington, D.C. The tour included

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. He has also performed in other shows and events which include: *One Lagos Brand Launch (2016) *One Africa Music Fest New York (2017) *

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New York Gig (2017) *MixMag "The LAB" New York (2018) *Africa All Star Music Fest Toronto (2018) *One Africa Music Fest, London (2018) *One Africa Music Fest, Dubai (2019) *Glastonbury Festival (2019) *Ends Festival (2019

* Afro Nation, Portugal (2019) * Afro Nation, Ghana (2019)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official website
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Early life and education

Career

Early career

2015–2018: Debut album, ''Dreams'', and ''Iyanu''

2019–2022: ''Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift'', and the Recording Academy

2023-present: ''Top Boy''

Discography

Albums

Selected singles

Videography

Tours and performances

Awards and nominations

See also

References

External links