Award-winning and Grammy-nominated Nigerian sensation 1da Banton releases his latest bundle“Digest”. The release features the eponymous track “Digest” and “Paid in Full”
Following the success of his latest collaboration with Bella Shmurda, 1da Banton maintains a similar creative concept in this new double single.“Digest” embodies the irresistible summer spirit as1da brings energy with two bouncy tracks, while delving into themes of temptation.
The release is accompanied by a music video for “Digest”. Through a vibrant and captivating music video, filmed with a vintage aesthetic, 1da Banton delves deeper into thistheme of love. Employing split screen techniques to depict separations and close-up angles to evoke a sense of desperation, 1da invites us into
his intimate and romantic world.
Born in Nigeria, 1da Banton’s musical blend draws from reggae, dancehall, afrobeat, and traditional sounds inspired by his hometown, Port Harcourt -a known hub for talents like Burna Boy, Omah Lay, Mr Eazi, and many more.
His breakout hit, “No Wahala” released in 2021 has garnered close to 200M streams on Spotify alone, solidifying its place among the moststreamed Afrobeat tracks on the platform, charted in 26 countries on the Apple Music Top 100, peaked #2 on the Shazam Global Chart, #3 on the Official UK Afrobeats Chart and Top 10 Songs in Nigeria.
The Nigerian “Wonderboy” (his nickname from his football days, 1da is short for “Wonder”) has alreadyreceived a number of awards and nominations for his work, including anArtist of the Year at the 2023 Sound city MVP Awards and a prestigious Grammy nomination in 2023 as a producer/songwriter for his work on Davido’s Timeless album (“Na Money”feat.
Angelique Kiddo & The Cavemen and “No Competition”feat. Asake).Maintaining strong connections with African artists, notably collaborations with Davido, Tiwa Savage, Kizz Daniel, Stonebwoy, Seyi Shai and many others, 1da Bantons musical journey –from his debut EP The Bantonand the hit album Original Vibe Machineto December release “Gbadun” has been marked by global performances, including alongside Wizkid for his Paris arena show in 2022 and a 2022 European tour with stops in France, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands.
