Artist Profile - David Mensah
David Mensah - singer/songwriter
Get the Flash Player to see this player.
David Mensah, soulful, sexy and sultry
Picture the streets of working-class East London in the 1980s, where the booming bass of Reggae fills and thrills the formative ears of a young boy taking it all in like a rhythmic memory. That thumping bass, that lively musical flow, it was banging from the walls and pumping through the floors and the halls, and it was embedding its way into the soul of David Mensah.
Music soon became his drug, and with a move to Wales, this elixir was cut and mixed with a heady fusion of Nirvana and Blur. Yes, that musical drug was slowly taking its effect and increasing in its potency. But it took soulful doses of Mary J. Blige, Jodeci, Black Street and others to solidify David Mensah’s lasting habit.
With a move back to the progressive London scene, Mensah trained at the Patrick Jean Paul Dean Vocal Academy. The rest, as they say, is history. Mensah would learn his craft under the tuition of Patrick Jean-Paul-Dean (whose fantastic rep as a Gospel singer would find him later nominated for a MOBO award for Best Gospel in 1999).
It was while there that David Mensah developed his singular sound. That sound is a mix of melodic soul, colored by warm shades of seductive sensitivity. The years of study and formal technique paid off for Mensah. From school, he began his musical career as a prominent member of the vocal harmony group Dark Roses. Together, they were electric, and the blend was tight. Their debut single "I LIKE THE GIRLS" became a hit on the UK underground scene. The strength of their single secured them a deal with UNIVERSAL MUSIC. Their video for "I LIKE THE GIRLS" received steady rotation on HOME CHOICE TELEVISION and PASSION TV, while radio stations such as GALAXY FM, XTREEM FM were quick to bite for their delight.
As a group, Dark Rose gigged hard and successfully, and Mensah, by then a polished performer has appeared to raves at Common Wealth Games Celebrations Manchester, Anti Racisism Festival Greenwich Park, Hackney Volcano Festival Hackney Marshes, Regent Street Festival London, Lambeth Show Burgess Park, London Twice as Nice, The Ocean Hackney London, Galaxy FM Live Stage Birmingham, Extreem FM Bar Rocca Hornsey London, Trap ( formerly Propaganda ) London, Tiger Tiger London, Browns London.
