📖 Biography

Devendra Obi Banhart (born May 30, 1981, in Houston, Texas) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and visual artist known for his eclectic and genre-defying musical style. Raised in Caracas, Venezuela, and later in Los Angeles, Banhart began his artistic journey through visual arts before transitioning into music. He briefly attended the San Francisco Art Institute on a scholarship but left in 2000 to pursue music full-time.