Damaru (singer)
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Dino Orpheo Canterburg better known by his stage name Damaru, is a Surinam
singer and rapper. He is best known for his song "Mi Rowsu (Tuintje In Mijn Hart)
" with Dutch singer Jan Smit
.
, the capital of Suriname
, in a family with six children. When he was thirteen years old, he started rapping and singing. His singing talents were a great success. Before he started his solo career, he was member of the bands "Lava Boys" and "New Jack Boys". Damaru derived his stage name from his idol Tupac Shakur
: the second name of this American rapper was "Amaru". Damaru added the letter D, from his name Dino, and his stage name was born.
: You Are My Angel), "Hey Baby" and "Sranang Koningin" (Surinam Queen). In 2007, he scored his biggest hit with "Mi Rowsu
" (My Rose), a song he had written for his daughter Denoura. It spent nine weeks at the peak position of the Surinam charts. In 2008, Damaru released his first movie: "Mi Rowsu The Movie".
TopNotch. He released "Mi Rowsu" in The Netherlands and the song reached the 7th position in the Mega Single Top 100
and the 14th position in the Dutch Top 40
.
Together with famous Dutch singer Jan Smit
and DJ
Rudy Mackay, Damaru recorded a new version of "Mi Rowsu": "Mi Rowsu (Tuintje In Mijn Hart)" (My Rose (Garden In My Heart)). This song reached the peak position in both the Single Top 100 and the Dutch Top 40. In September 2009, the song reached the platinum status (20,000 singles sold). "Mi Rowsu (Tuintje In Mijn Hart)" also won the "Sterren.nl Award" for "Best Song of 2009" and the "100% NL Award" for "Biggest Hit of 2009".
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
singer and rapper. He is best known for his song "Mi Rowsu (Tuintje In Mijn Hart)
Mi Rowsu
"Mi Rowsu" is a song written and performed by Surinam singer Damaru. The song became a great success in Suriname. Another version of the song, which features Jan Smit, became a huge hit in The Netherlands.-Damaru version:...
" with Dutch singer Jan Smit
Jan Smit (singer)
Johannes Hendricus Maria "Jan" Smit is a Dutch pop music and schlager singer. He scored his first number one position in the Dutch charts with Ik zing dit lied voor jou alleen in 1997...
.
Early life and career beginnings
Damaru grew up in ParamariboParamaribo
Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 250,000 people, more than half of Suriname's population...
, the capital of Suriname
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
, in a family with six children. When he was thirteen years old, he started rapping and singing. His singing talents were a great success. Before he started his solo career, he was member of the bands "Lava Boys" and "New Jack Boys". Damaru derived his stage name from his idol Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...
: the second name of this American rapper was "Amaru". Damaru added the letter D, from his name Dino, and his stage name was born.
Suriname
In Suriname, Damaru scored several hits, like "Yu Na Mi Engel" (EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: You Are My Angel), "Hey Baby" and "Sranang Koningin" (Surinam Queen). In 2007, he scored his biggest hit with "Mi Rowsu
Mi Rowsu
"Mi Rowsu" is a song written and performed by Surinam singer Damaru. The song became a great success in Suriname. Another version of the song, which features Jan Smit, became a huge hit in The Netherlands.-Damaru version:...
" (My Rose), a song he had written for his daughter Denoura. It spent nine weeks at the peak position of the Surinam charts. In 2008, Damaru released his first movie: "Mi Rowsu The Movie".
The Netherlands
In 2009, Damaru went to The Netherlands, in an attempt to get a break through. He toured the country three months, appeared on television and eventually got a recording contract with the major Dutch hip hop labelRecord label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
TopNotch. He released "Mi Rowsu" in The Netherlands and the song reached the 7th position in the Mega Single Top 100
Mega Single Top 100
The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is...
and the 14th position in the Dutch Top 40
Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...
.
Together with famous Dutch singer Jan Smit
Jan Smit
Jan Smit is a Dutch theoretical physicist. During his PhD at UCLA with professor Finkelstein he made some early contributions to lattice formulation of quantum field theory around 1972, which was a year before Kenneth Wilson, and two years before Alexander Polyakov. However, he encountered some...
and DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
Rudy Mackay, Damaru recorded a new version of "Mi Rowsu": "Mi Rowsu (Tuintje In Mijn Hart)" (My Rose (Garden In My Heart)). This song reached the peak position in both the Single Top 100 and the Dutch Top 40. In September 2009, the song reached the platinum status (20,000 singles sold). "Mi Rowsu (Tuintje In Mijn Hart)" also won the "Sterren.nl Award" for "Best Song of 2009" and the "100% NL Award" for "Biggest Hit of 2009".
Albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NL Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
SU Suriname Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as... |
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| Mi Rowsu | - | - | |
| The Best of Damaru | - | - | |
| 2009 | Schatje Lief | - | - |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
NL Top 100 Mega Single Top 100 The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is... |
SU Suriname Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as... |
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| "Yu Na Mi Engel" | - | - | - | |
| "Hey Baby" | - | - | - | |
| "Sranang Koningin" | - | - | - | |
| 2007 | "Mi Rowsu" | - | - | 1 |
| 2009 | "Mi Rowsu" | 14 | 7 | - |
| 2009 | "Mi Rowsu (Tuintje In Mijn Hart)" (featuring Jan Smit) | 1 | 1 | - |
Awards
| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Mi Rowsu (Tuintje In Mijn Hart)" (featuring Jan Smit) | Sterren.nl Award for Best Song of 2009 | |
| "Mi Rowsu (Tuintje In Mijn Hart)" (featuring Jan Smit) | 100% NL Award for Biggest Hit of 2009 |