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Banky W His music and his life story have catapulted him into the spotlight, but a closer look there lays a young man reflective of us all. Born in the States to Nigerian parents, he moved to Nigeria, West Africa at the tender age of 5 where he learned to appreciate both the beauty and the sorrows of living in the motherland. There he heard the traditional African music and rhythms that are deeply rooted in his sound and faced the harsh realities of everyday life. Against all odds and overcoming obstacles of epic proportions he starred down the barrel of guns during an armed invasion of his home at age fifteen. His drive and determination to succeed made him move to back to the States by himself at age seventeen earning a scholarship and working two jobs he put him self through school and earned a Degree in Engineering from one of the top schools in America. Always keeping the dream alive he kept writing and using his everyday struggles as a source of inspiration for his music. ...