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Tiken Jah Fakoly (1968) is a reggae singer from Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire.

Tiken Jah was born into a family of griots and christened Doumbia Moussa Fakoly on June 23, 1968 in Odienne, north-western Côte d’Ivoire. He discovered reggae at an early age, assembling his first group, Djelys, in 1987. He became well-known at a regional level, but would soon ascend to national recognition.

Concerned by the social and political evolution of his country, it was not long before Tiken Jah was writing incisive works on the political environment in Côte d’Ivoire. One such work was on the death of Felix Houphouet-Boigny in 1993, which resulted in a surge of popularity amongst the nation’s youth. In 1998, Fakoly made his first international appearance in Paris.

Tiken Jah Fakoly plays music “to wake up the consciences”. His music speaks about many injustices done to the people of his country, and those over Africa. As such, African listeners feel a deep affinity with his lyrics as Fakoly speaks for people whom are under oppression. This connection has helped make Tiken Jah Fakoly a much-listened artist throughout both Europe and Africa.

Discography

1. 1993: Les Djelys (cassette only - discontinued)
2. 1994: Missiri (cassette only - discontinued)
3. 1996: Mangercratie
4. 1999: Cours d’histoire
5. 2000: Le Cameleon (exclusive to West Africa)
6. 2002: Francafrique (a term coined by Francois Xavier-Verschave)

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MissClarck wrote:
Sunday evening

Hi, I Just want to introduce you to the nu-rumba from Bantunani http://www.lastfm.fr/music/Bantunani Awesome Afrogroove..listen the hit Blackninja and Africanslam

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Maasi11 wrote:
last month

tiken jah is one of the greatest roots reggae artists of all time !! (for me) ... brings it right to my heart with his melancholic style and those political messages.

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Getto-Seitz wrote:
September 2009

big up tiken...CRS 2009....great

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daa_Felix wrote:
August 2009

awesome on Chiemsee Reggae summer!!

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trzywjednym_ wrote:
August 2009

awesome on ostroda reggae festival!

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parasonar wrote:
July 2009

what a performance in rototom!!!tropo forte!!

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antiphon wrote:
June 2009

J'ADORE

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SYL2Oh wrote:
May 2009

Rasta no dead ! ! !

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Agwen wrote:
May 2009

Vraiment excellent le concert du 1er mai à Bruxelles, merci :-) !

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titoskunD wrote:
March 2009

simon este carnal es de los grandes del reggae en francés

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slydech wrote:
March 2009

BIG UP SECTION VERDON !!! Du bon son dans le teston :-))

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vivaelke wrote:
March 2009

que tes paroles touchent le monde entier!!! Jah rasta africa BIG UP SECTION VERDON

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masvida wrote:
February 2009

Muy bueno ´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´

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wahine wrote:
February 2009

incredible

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yanikst wrote:
February 2009

A talented artist trying to settle in the disc industry. Listen (www.lastfm.fr/music/Rider+One)

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omleee wrote:
February 2009

I can't believe I'm discovering this magical talent just now!

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Tetteh wrote:
January 2009

I like this very much. Actually iam loving it

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Veruska-9 wrote:
January 2009

d+++++++++++++++++!

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hweezer wrote:
January 2009

sensacional a rais do reggae.................. muito bom

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st0mpr wrote:
December 2008

françafrique est classique.

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