How many Devendra Banhart releases are on Riffiter?

46 releases are catalogued, spanning 2002 to 2026.

When was Devendra Banhart formed?

Devendra Banhart formed in 1981, in Houston, Texas, USA.

What genre is Devendra Banhart?

Devendra Banhart is catalogued under Folk.

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Devendra Banhart

Devendra Banhart is a folk artist from Houston, Texas, USA formed in 1981. 46 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.

Folk · Houston, Texas, USA · Best folk albums

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Releases: 2002–2026
Active years: 1981
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Mutantes Ao Vivo - Barbican Theatre, Londres, 2006
Os Mutantes · 2007
Mutantes Ao Vivo Barbican Theatre, Londres, 2006, Vol. 2 (Prime Selection)
Os Mutantes · 2007

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Bat Macumba (feat. Devendra Banhart & Noah Georgeson)Os Mutantes · Mutantes Ao Vivo - Barbican Theatre, Londres, 2006

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HUG feat. Gyan Riley, Devendra Banhart, Noah Georgeson

Nov20
Bimbo's 365 Club
San Francisco, California, United States Of America
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Devendra Obi Banhart (born May 30, 1981) is a Venezuelan American singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Houston, Texas and was raised by his mother in Venezuela, until he moved to California as a teenager. He began to study at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1998, but dropped out to perform music in Europe, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Banhart released his debut album in 2002, continuing to record his material on the Young God and XL labels, as well as other work on compilations and collaborations. Banhart was born May 30, 1981 in Houston, Texas, to a Venezuelan mother and an American father. His given name is a synonym for Indra, the king of Gods (Hindu), which was suggested by Prem Rawat, an Indian religious leader whom Banhart's parents followed. Banhart's middle name Obi was modeled after Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Star Wars character. Banhart's parents divorced two years after his birth and he moved with his mother to Caracas, Venezuela. His mother later remarried and Banhart's stepfather moved the family to Los Angeles, California, when Banhart was 14 years old.

In 1998, Banhart began studying at the San Francisco Art Institute on a scholarship while living in The Castro, San Francisco's gay neighborhood. He began to busk instead of attending classes and played his first show in a church at a gay wedding, performing Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender" and the classic hymn "How Great Thou Art." Banhart dropped out of art school in 2000 and left San Francisco after the dot-com bust worsened the city's economy. He moved to Paris over the summer and opened shows for indie rock bands such as Sonic Youth. Banhart returned to the United States in the fall of 2000 and played music in San Francisco and Los Angeles, until he was discovered by Michael Gira, owner of Young God Records, after Siobhan Duffy, Gira's wife, bought a copy of Banhart's demo CD The Charles C. Leary and gave it to Gira. Banhart and Gira compiled an album from Banhart's recordings, and in 2002, Oh Me Oh My, which was made up of short fragments, was published by Young God Records and received favorable reviews. He recorded two other albums and an EP for the label: Rejoicing in the Hands, Niño Rojo, and The Black Babies; the releases had a simple acoustic sound. Banhart changed to XL Recordings in 2005 and released Cripple Crow, which was recorded in Bearsville Studios, New York and had a more elaborate sound.