Remi Kabaka Jr.
Actor
- Born
- April 11, 1970 (age 56) · London, England, UK
Rémi Kabaka Jr. is a British DJ, record producer, percussionist, and voice actor. He is best known as the voice actor for Gorillaz drummer Russel Hobbs, and as the actual drummer and producer for Gorillaz since Humanz in 2017 and The Now Now in 2018. In 2019's Gorillaz: Reject False Icons, he was credited as an official member alongside Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.
Remi Kabaka Jr. is the founder of Gorillaz Sound System and a producer for Damon Albarn’s world music side projects Africa Express and DRC Music. He was also the drummer for Bobby Womack’s 2012 live band The Bravest Band. He manages Steve Lazarides’ art gallery, a gallery that regularly displays works by the artist Banksy.
Known for
Gorillaz: Demon Days Live at the Manchester Opera House
March 27, 2006
Bananaz
February 7, 2008
Gorillaz | Phase Two: Slowboat to Hades
November 11, 2006
Gorillaz: Phase One - Celebrity Take Down
November 26, 2002
Gorillaz | Song Machine Live From Kong
December 8, 2021
Gorillaz | MTV World Stage
March 3, 2023
Gorillaz | Sziget Festival 2018 (ARTE Concert)
August 9, 2018
Gorillaz at Zénith 2017
November 29, 2017
Gorillaz | Humanz Live in Cologne
July 3, 2017
Gorillaz | Live Rock Am Ring
June 3, 2018
Gorillaz Present: Song Machine LIVE
December 12, 2020
Gorillaz | Flow Festival 2022
August 12, 2022
Acting16
- 2023Gorillaz | MTV World Stage as Russel Hobbs [Gorillaz]
- 2022Gorillaz | Flow Festival 2022 as Russel Hobbs
- 2021Gorillaz | Song Machine Live From Kong as Russel Hobbs
- 2021Africa Express Presents: EGOLI as Self
- 2020Gorillaz Present: Song Machine LIVE as Russel Hobbs [Gorillaz]
- 2018Gorillaz | Sziget Festival 2018 (ARTE Concert) as Russel Hobbs
- 2018Gorillaz | Live Rock Am Ring as Russel Hobbs
- 2017Gorillaz at Zénith 2017 as Russel Hobbs
- 2017Gorillaz | Humanz Live in Cologne as Russel Hobbs [Gorillaz]