Timi Dakolo has
bagged a master certificate in songwriting at the Berklee College of Music,
Boston. Massachusetts dated June 29, 2015.
Berklee College of Music, in United States, is the
largest independent college of contemporary music in the world.
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| Timi Dakolo |
Known primarily as the world's foremost institute for the
study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers
college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles,
including rock, flamenco, hip hop, reggae, salsa,
and bluegrass. As of 2016, Berklee alumni have been awarded a total of
266 Grammy Awards. Tiwa
Savage is another notable alumni artiste from Nigeria who graduated
from the prestigious music college in 2007.
Timi Dakolo shared the good news of his graduation
certificate via his Instagram page.
“ I Can't Describe The Feeling...Words Would Be
Inadequate. .. Just Grateful To God...And Family... All Of The Things I Have
Accomplished ...My Grannie Would Really Be Proud Of This One!!!”, the vocalist
enthused.
Dakolo started singing at the tender age of twelve and
in 2003 he joined the singing group Purple Love as a founding member,
however the band disappeared from the beat scene in 2005.
Dakolo’s breakthrough came in May 26, 2007 when he won the
first season of Nigerian Idols West Africa, earning him a recording
contract with Sony BMG.
In 2011 Timi Dakolo released his debut album “ Beautiful
noise” featuring songs such as ‘There’s a cry’, ‘Great
Nation’ and ‘Heaven Please’.
He is well known for his love song ‘Iyawo Mi’ released in
2014 and his 2015 song ‘Wish me well’ which he won the best Best Male Performance, Best R&B Single and Best Recording of The Year prize
at the Headies 2015 music awards ceremony held in Lagos, Nigeria.
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