# Takura

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. His guest appearances have accumulated over 17 million views on YouTube , 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. 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. 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. It features a guest appearance from "Traktor" singer L Marshall.

## 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 |
| 2012 | "Network" (by Dream Mclean, featured vocals) | Non-album single | MTA Records |
| 2012 | "Pop Off" (Maxsta featuring Takura) | Non-album single | Sony |
| 2013 | "The Coming Storm" (Freestylers and Stereo:Type featuring Takura) | The Coming Storm | Rub-A-Duck |
| 2013 | "Refuse To Love" (by Loadstar, featured vocals) | Future Perfect | RAM Records |
| 2013 | "Rage Within" (The Prototypes featuring Takura) | Non-album single | Shogun Audio |
| 2013 | "Zimma Frame" (Show N Prove featuring Takura) | Non-album single | All Around the World |
| 2013 | "Friday" (Shadow Child featuring Takura) | Collected | Food Music |
| 2014 | "2 Late" (SLOWOLF featuring Dream Mclean and Takura) | Wolf Grey EP | SLOWOLF Records |
| 2014 | "My Money" (SLOWOLF featuring Dream Mclean, Felix De Luca, Takura and Wil Cousin) | Wolf Grey EP | SLOWOLF Records |
| 2014 | "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 |
| 2016 | "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 |
| 2017 | "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 |
| 2008 | "Streetlife" (Chase & Status featuring Takura) | More Than Alot | RAM Records |
| 2008 | "Running" (Chase & Status featuring Takura) | More Than Alot | RAM Records |
| 2008 | "Is It Worth It" (Chase & Status featuring Takura) | More Than Alot | RAM Records |
| 2009 | "Follow the Light" (Vocal Mix) (by Sub Focus, featured vocals) | Rock It / Follow the Light | RAM Records |
| 2009 | "World of Hurt" (by Sub Focus, featured vocals) | Sub Focus | RAM Records |
| 2009 | "Coming Closer" (Sub Focus featuring Takura) | Sub Focus | RAM Records |
| 2009 | "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 |
| 2010 | "Sick Note" (by Example, featured vocals) | Won't Go Quietly | Data |
| 2010 | "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" (by Delta Heavy, featured vocals) | Down the Rabbit Hole | RAM Records |
| 2012 | "Summer Days" (Sigma featuring Takura) | Hospitality Summer Drum & Bass 2012 | Hospital |
| 2012 | "Have a Go" (Swindle featuring Takura) | Need To Know | Swindle Productions |
| 2012 | "Drug Dealer" (Plan B featuring Takura) | iLL Manors | 679 |
| 2012 | "Memories (Come Back)" (Don Diablo featuring Takura) | Lights Out EP | Sony |
| 2012 | "Careless" (Jack Beats featuring Takura) | Careless | Owsla |
| 2012 | "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 |
| 2013 | "Searching" (by Kove, as writer) | Measures | MTA Records |
| 2013 | "Endorphins" (by Sub Focus featuring Alex Clare, as writer) | Torus | RAM Records / Mercury |
| 2013 | "Out of Reach" (by Sub Focus featuring Jayelldee, as writer) | Torus | RAM Records / Mercury |
| 2013 | "Money Waster" (by Marshall F, featured vocals) | Money Waster | Black Butter Records |
| 2014 | "Overdose" (SLOWOLF featuring Natalia and Takura) | Bounty EP | SLOWOLF Records |
| 2014 | "Princess" (SLOWOLF featuring Raekwon, Benny Banks and Takura) | Bounty EP | SLOWOLF Records |
| 2014 | "Running Low" (by Netsky featuring Beth Ditto, as writer) | TBA | Sony |
| 2014 | "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 |
| 2015 | "AFRiCA" (WiDE AWAKE featuring Takura) | Hard As Nails EP | TBA |
| 2017 | "Beg & Borrow" (by Dimension, featured vocals) | Generator / Beg & Borrow | Dimension |
| 2017 | "Tribes" (by Chase and Status, featured vocals) | Tribe | MTA Records |
| 2018 | "Blood" (Big Narstie featuring Takura) | BDL Bipolar | Dice Recordings |
| 2018 | "Gully" (My Nu Leng & Holy Goof featuring Takura) | Junction EP | Maraki Records |

### Unreleased tracks

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