Attracted by Germany's emerging hip hop movement Adé Bantu joined the Hiphop group Exponential Enjoyment with Goldlover D (Sini Demir), Double A (Mola Adebisi) and General GG (Götz Gottschalk) in 1989.

In 1993 he was approached by Fonk Free aka Moreno (Oliver Freyman) and DJ An-dré (André Schröter) and together they founded the band "Weep Not Child' releasing "From Hoyerswerda to Rostock" (Buback Records, 1993) and "Liberation thru Music & Lyrics" (Groove Attack, 1994).

This led to the formation of the band BANTU with his brother Abiodun aka Don Abi, Patrice and Amechi (Amechinna Okerenkwo).

BANTU's debut album "Fufu" became an instant success in Nigeria earning them two radio hit singles "Nzobu" & "Fire Inna Dancehall".

In 2000 after a wave of racist motivated violent attacks on foreigners which climaxed in the killing of Alberto Adriano, Adé Bantu set up the Afro-German musical collective Brothers Keepers.

An album titled "Lightkultur" was released as well as a Sisters Keepers single "Liebe und Verstand" (Love & Understanding).

In 2003 Adé Bantu, his brother Abiodun and German reggae singer Gentleman recorded the single "Rudie (Hold It Down)" together with UB40.

[7] In September 2020 BANTU released Everybody Get Agenda a long player that showcases the band's tightly knit horn section accompanied by driving rhythms and socio political lyrics that address issues of police brutality, corruption, urban alienation, xenophobia and migration.

[10] In 2012, Adé Bantu joined the panel of judges of Project Fame West Africa, a music TV reality show.

Adé Bantu is an activist, lecturer and public speaker who addresses racism against people of colour, AfroGermans and Africans in Germany as well as social issues in Nigeria.

He is the co-founder and creative director of BornTroWay, a community arts project targeted at disadvantaged youths in major African cities.

Adé Bantu was awarded the Nordrhein Westphalia Cultural Prize in 1997 for the hip hop musical "Coloured Children" a piece he wrote and co-directed with Anita Berger.