Takura

For the locality in Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia, see Takura, Queensland.

Takura Tendayi is a Zimbabwean singer and songwriter. He is well known for his frequent collaborations with Chase & Status and Sub Focus, as well as many other dubstep and drum and bass artists.^[1] His guest appearances have accumulated over 17 million views on YouTube ,^[2][3][4] and his song "Flashing Lights" has charted in the United Kingdom at number 98 in the UK Singles Chart and number 15 in the UK Dance Chart.^[5][6] He managed to share a stage with Plan B and also co-wrote Rihanna's 2009 single "Wait Your Turn" which has over 28 million views on YouTube.^[7] This song was charted at number 45 in the UK Singles Chart. On 10 September 2013, Door Policy released the three-track EP No Cover Charge for free download.^[8][9] It features a guest appearance from "Traktor" singer L Marshall.^[1]

Takura
Birth name	Takura Tendayi
Origin	Harare, Zimbabwe
Genres	Electro house dubstep drum and bass deep house moombahton
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2009–present

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Song
2014	"Sun Goes Down"

As featured artist

Year	Song	Album	Label
2011	"Flashing Lights" (Chase & Status and Sub Focus featuring Takura)	No More Idols	Mercury Records
2012	"Led Astray" (by Friction, featured vocals)	Led Astray EP	Shogun Audio
	"Network" (by Dream Mclean, featured vocals)	Non-album single	MTA Records
	"Pop Off" (Maxsta featuring Takura)		Sony
2013	"The Coming Storm" (Freestylers and Stereo:Type featuring Takura)	The Coming Storm	Rub-A-Duck
	"Refuse To Love" (by Loadstar, featured vocals)	Future Perfect	RAM Records
	"Rage Within" (The Prototypes featuring Takura)	Non-album single	Shogun Audio
	"Zimma Frame" (Show N Prove featuring Takura)		All Around the World
	"Friday" (Shadow Child featuring Takura)	Collected	Food Music
2014	"2 Late" (SLOWOLF featuring Dream Mclean and Takura)	Wolf Grey EP	SLOWOLF Records
	"My Money" (SLOWOLF featuring Dream Mclean, Felix De Luca, Takura and Wil Cousin)
	"ESG" (Tinchy Stryder featuring Takura)	360°	Cloud 9
2016	"Access Denied" (P Money, Big Narstie and Example featuring Takura)	Non-album single	Not on label
	"Original Badman" (Star.One featuring Takura and Agent Sasco (Assassin))	Non-album single	Sony
2017	"Diamonds" (Loadstar featuring Takura)	I Need the Night	RAM Records
	"Trouble" (The Last Skeptik featuring Kojey Radical and Takura)	This is Where It Gets Good	Thanks for Trying Records
2023	"Baddadan" (Chase & Status featuring Bou, Irah, Flowdan, Trigga and Takura)	Non-album single	EMI

Other appearances

Year	Song	Release	Label
2008	"Can't Get Enough" (by Chase & Status, featured vocals)	More Than Alot	RAM Records
	"Streetlife" (Chase & Status featuring Takura)
	"Running" (Chase & Status featuring Takura)
	"Is It Worth It" (Chase & Status featuring Takura)
2009	"Follow the Light" (Vocal Mix) (by Sub Focus, featured vocals)	Rock It / Follow the Light
	"World of Hurt" (by Sub Focus, featured vocals)	Sub Focus
	"Coming Closer" (Sub Focus featuring Takura)
	"Wait Your Turn" (by Rihanna, as writer)	Rated R	Def Jam
2010	"Is It Worth It VIP" (Chase & Status featuring Takura)	End Credits	RAM Records
	"Sick Note" (by Example, featured vocals)	Won't Go Quietly	Data
	"Spaceship" (by Kano, featured vocals)	Method to the Maadness	BPM
2011	"No Problem" (by Chase and Status, featured vocals)	No More Idols	Mercury Records
2012	"Demons"[10] (by Delta Heavy, featured vocals)	Down the Rabbit Hole	RAM Records
	"Summer Days" (Sigma featuring Takura)	Hospitality Summer Drum & Bass 2012	Hospital
	"Have a Go" (Swindle featuring Takura)	Need To Know	Swindle Productions
	"Drug Dealer" (Plan B featuring Takura)	iLL Manors	679
	"Memories (Come Back)" (Don Diablo featuring Takura)	Lights Out EP	Sony
	"Careless" (Jack Beats featuring Takura)	Careless	Owsla
	"Alive" (Rollz featuring Takura)	Firepod	Pilot
2013	"The Coming Storm (VIP Mix)" (Freestylers and Stereo:Type featuring Takura)	The Coming Storm (VIP Mix)	Rub-A-Duck
	"Searching" (by Kove, as writer)	Measures	MTA Records
	"Endorphins" (by Sub Focus featuring Alex Clare, as writer)	Torus	RAM Records / Mercury
	"Out of Reach" (by Sub Focus featuring Jayelldee, as writer)
	"Money Waster" (by Marshall F, featured vocals)	Money Waster	Black Butter Records
2014	"Overdose" (SLOWOLF featuring Natalia and Takura)	Bounty EP	SLOWOLF Records
	"Princess" (SLOWOLF featuring Raekwon, Benny Banks and Takura)
	"Running Low" (by Netsky featuring Beth Ditto, as writer)	TBA	Sony
	"I Need Cs" (Context featuring Takura)	Hindsight is the Purest Form of Romance	Self-released
2015	"Fossa" (Kiwi featuring Takura)	Animals EP	Blasé Boys Club
	"AFRiCA" (WiDE AWAKE featuring Takura)	Hard As Nails EP	TBA
2017	"Beg & Borrow" (by Dimension, featured vocals)	Generator / Beg & Borrow	Dimension
	"Tribes" (by Chase and Status, featured vocals)	Tribe	MTA Records
2018	"Blood" (Big Narstie featuring Takura)	BDL Bipolar	Dice Recordings
	"Gully" (My Nu Leng & Holy Goof featuring Takura)	Junction EP	Maraki Records

Unreleased tracks

Year	Song
2012	"Is That You"
	"B.B.O.P (Baddest Bitch on the Planet)"
	"Kerosene" (Drop Lamond featuring Takura)
2013	"Suffocating Me" (Skream & Redlight featuring Takura)