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TIKEN JAH FAKOLY

Following in the footsteps of his musical mentor, Alpha Blondy,Tiken Jah Fakoly has established himself as one of the figureheads of the new reggae scene in Africa. Fusing hisinfectious reggae beat with hard-hitting lyrics, Fakoly has become a spokesperson for an entire generation of music fans, speaking out on political and social issues through his songs. His huge success in France, where he has sold over 100,000 albums has propelled him to currently be the Best selling African Reggae artist. Born, Doumbia Moussa Fakoly, in a village in the north-west of Ivory Coast on 23 June 1968. The Fakoly family belong to the griot caste. The African griots are the storytellers/musicians who guard the oral tradition of their people, their region and the most important families living there, recounting stories and legends through their music. As a young boy, Tiken developed a passionate interest in music, but he did not actually put his passion into practice until after the death of his father. Tiken's music soon crossed national borders and spread to Europe and it was not long before he started making a name for himself in the 'world' music capital, Paris.

The African

On his new album, Tiken Jah Fakoly becomes the archetypal African, whose multiple identity (Dioula, Akan, Sénoufo, Brazilian, African American) is described in the very first song, as if to underline the continent’s cultural wealth spread throughout the world, and its unity too. Today, the African finds themselves in extreme straits, sidelined a little more each day and left behind in the mad race for globalisation. Ouvrez les Frontières (Open the Borders), written by Magyd Cherfi (the Zebda singer) and performed with Soprano (Psy4 de la Rime), is the first part of a triptych focusing on the painful subject of immigration. All too often, the only way Africans can escape their condition is to leave, but their search for Eldorado has its dangers (Où aller où? - Where go where?). The final part of the triptych is Africain à Paris (African in Paris - an adaptation of Sting’s Englishman in New York).

Tiken Jah Fakoly

"Tiken Jah Fakoly" features tracks from both "Francafrique" and "Coup De Gueule".