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The
Trinity Band formed in 2004 after cousins James and Craig Dawkins met founding member and rapper Obe Watson (nicknamed Rukus) at a musical church workshop he was facilitating. The group soon recruited singer Dwaine Hayden and bassist Pete Sharpe. They began writing and performing a combination of
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Dwaine Hayden began singing in church at age 7. By 15 he was pursuing vocal training and was performing under the alias D. Wizzy as part of the musical duo Double V with his friend Graham Taylor. Independently, Hayden won an international competition to complete the
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