Remi Kabaka Jr. (born 11 April 1970) is a British record producer, art director, and percussionist best known as the drummer and producer for British

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Gorillaz Gorillaz are an English virtual band created by musician Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett in London, England in 1998. The band primarily consists of four fictional members: (vocals, keyboards), Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Noodle (gui ...

. He became a music producer for the band in 2015 after several years of providing the voice of Russel Hobbs and was listed as an A&R producer alongside

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and

Jamie Hewlett Jamie Christopher Hewlett (born 3 April 1968) is a British comic book artist and illustrator. He is the co-creator of the comic book ''Tank Girl'' with Alan Martin (writer), Alan Martin and the virtual band Gorillaz, alongside Blur (band), Blur ...

in the 2019 documentary ''Gorillaz: Reject False Icons''. In 2007, Kabaka created the audiovisual collective Gorillaz Sound System.

Career

Along with his work with Gorillaz, Kabaka has collaborated further with the band's frontman

and artist

on other projects including DRC, Africa Express and Bobby Womack's album '' The Bravest Man in the Universe''. Kabaka is also a manager of Steve Lazarides's London art gallery, which regularly exhibits work by the artist

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Personal life

Kabaka lives in London and is in a long-term relationship with Ciorsdan.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kabaka, Remi Jr. 1970 births Living people Black British musicians British people of Nigerian descent British record producers Gorillaz members Parlophone artists Warner Records artists Virgin Records artists