Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart | |
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Banhart in performance at the Granada Theater in Dallas, February 2017 | |
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| Born | Devendra Obi Banhart May 30, 1981 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2002–present |
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| Formerly of | Megapuss |
| Website | devendrabanhart |
Devendra Obi Banhart (born May 30, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist. He was born in Texas and grew up in Venezuela and California. In 2000, he dropped out of the San Francisco Art Institute in San Francisco to pursue a musical career. In 2002, Banhart released his debut album and he is best known for his albums in the late 2000s such as Cripple Crow and Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon. He has since expanded his career to incorporate his interest and training in the visual arts.