Tunde Adebimpe
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Tunde Adebimpe performing live with TV on the Radio at Debaser, Stockholm, Sweden, September 13, 2004
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Babatunde Omoroga Adebimpe |
| Born |
February 26, 1975 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Genres | Experimental rock, indie rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor, director, animator, visual artist |
| Instruments | Vocals, loops |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Associated acts | TV on the Radio, Higgins Waterproof Black Magic Band, Nevermen, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Massive Attack, Tinariwen, Lee Scratch Perry |
Babatunde Omoroga "Tunde" Adebimpe (born February 26, 1975) is an American musician, actor, director, and visual artist best known as the lead singer of the Brooklyn-based band TV on the Radio. His last name "Adebimpe" means "the crown is complete" in Yoruba.
He starred in a 2001 indie movie, Jump Tomorrow, based on a short college film, Jorge, in which he played the same character.
In 2008 he appeared as the groom in Jonathan Demme's Rachel Getting Married alongside Anne Hathaway, who portrayed the bride's wayward sister. In the film, Adebimpe performs an a cappella cover of the Neil Young song "Unknown Legend".
In late 2013, Adebimpe wrapped shooting on Chilean director Sebastian Silva's Nasty Baby, starring opposite Kristen Wiig and director Silva. The film was released in 2015.
Adebimpe made a brief cameo as himself on the IFC program Portlandia in the show's season 4 premiere.
Adebimpe's most recent acting role was in Bob Byington's film 7 Chinese Brothers, which is slated to be released in 2015.
As well as occasionally performing solo, Tunde regularly collaborates with other musicians. Adebimpe provides backing vocals on the track "Dragon Queen" on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' record, It's Blitz!, which was produced by fellow TVOTR member David Andrew Sitek. He also appears on several tracks of Dragons of Zynth's Coronation Thieves, also partially produced by Sitek. He produced and guested on "Your Glasshouse" a track from Atmosphere's record When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold. He is also featured on the song, "Deathful", on Subtle's album Yell&Ice.
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