Aminé
Aminé is a Portland rapper and songwriter whose music connects playful rap, dance beats and Ethiopian and Eritrean roots, from “Caroline” to 13 Months of Sunshine.
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Overview
- Name
- Adam Aminé Daniel
- Born
- April 18, 1994, in Portland, Oregon
- Work
- Rapper, singer and songwriter
- Roots
- Ethiopian and Eritrean family heritage
- Breakout
- “Caroline” (2016), a No. 11 Billboard Hot 100 hit
Mini bio
How it started.
Raised in Portland by Ethiopian and Eritrean parents, Aminé began releasing projects with Odyssey to Me in 2014 and Calling Brio in 2015. They studied marketing at Portland State before leaving in 2016 to pursue music full time.
The breakout.
“Caroline,” written while Aminé was a Portland State student, reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. A Republic Records deal and the 2017 debut Good For You followed. Later projects include Limbo, TWOPOINTFIVE and KAYTRAMINÉ with longtime collaborator KAYTRANADA.
Where the music goes.
13 Months of Sunshine draws more directly on family history and East African heritage, with narration from Aminé’s father. Its title recalls Ethiopian tourism posters they grew up seeing in family homes, while its songs move through rap, house and UK garage.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 202513 Months of SunshineSolo artist
- 2023KAYTRAMINÉCollaborative artist with KAYTRANADA
- 2021TWOPOINTFIVESolo artist
- 2020My HighCollaborator with Disclosure and slowthai
- 2020Limbo (Deluxe)Solo artist
- 2017Good For YouSolo artist
Awards
Quotes
I’ve been wanting to go this hard on representing my culture for a while.Aminé, Dazed
Discussing 13 Months of Sunshine in a May 16, 2025 interview: https://origin.dazeddigital.com/music/article/66830/1/hitmaker-amin-13-months-sunshine-anxiety-africa-going-full-unk-mode
Trivia
- Aminé attended Portland’s Benson Polytechnic High School before studying marketing at Portland State.
- CLBN stands for Club Banana, the clothing brand Aminé created in 2016.
- The narration on 13 Months of Sunshine includes Aminé’s father, recorded during a trip to Oregon.
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