Tiken Jah Fakoly
The great voice of the Mandingue reggae: Tiken Jah Fakoly sings Africa standing from "Françafrique" to "Racines", and has schools built with his concerts.
Tiken Jah Fakoly, by his real name Doumbia Moussa Fakoly, was born on 23 June 1968 in Odienné, in the north-western part of Côte d'Ivoire.
He formed his first band, Les Djelys, in 1987, and won in the 1990s with "Eggercracy", before the triumph of "Françafrique" (2002), sacred to the Victories of Music in the category of world music.
His albums "Pout de guerre" (2004), "L'Afriquein" (2007) and "African Revolution" (2010) make him one of the most popular reggaemen in Africa and Europe.
In 2015, "Racines" took him to Kingston's legendary Tuff Gong studio, alongside Sly & Robbie and legends like U-Roy, Max Romeo and Ken Boothe.
An artist committed to education, he launched the "A Concert, a School" operation, which funds the construction of schools in West Africa, and continues his world tours from Dakar to the Calgary Folk Music Festival.