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Years Active: 1987–present
Genre:reggae
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Tiken Jah Fakoly (1968) is a reggae singer from Odienné, Côte d’Ivoire (a.k.a Ivory Coast).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: Françafrique (a term coined by Francois Xavier-Verschave) 7. 2004: Coup de gueule 8. 2005: Africa wants to be free, compilation to support fr:Survie (association)NOTE: Mangercratie was released in France in 1999 and in Canada in 2000.

Cours d'histoire was released in France in 2000 and in Canada in 2001. The first two albums were only released in Côte d'Ivoire.Outside ProjectsTiken Jah Fakoly has recorded various tracks with other artists.

He is featured on Steel Pulse: African Holocaust, on Rike: Airt Frais, on Bernard Laviliers: Carnet De Bord, on Amadou & Marima: Dimanche A Bamaco, on Dub Incorporation: Life, and on Tata Pound: Cikan.

He also appears on the compilation African Consiences with Mebgane N'Dour. He will be featured in the upcoming movie Les Oiseaux Du Ciel, directed by Eliane De Latour.Awards:2003: Victoires de la Musique 2003, in the category of Reggae Album/Ragga/World with the album Françafrique.

Tiken Jah Fakoly performs reggae music and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, or other music performances. The estimated booking fee range to book Tiken Jah Fakoly for your event, Please Contact. Tiken Jah Fakoly has more than 116.6K listeners worldwide and really knows how to entertain your audience. Similar artists are  Alpha Blondy, Pierpoljak, Dub Incorporation, Israel Vibration, Lyricson, Groundation, Ijahman Levi, Yaniss Odua, Massilia Sound System, Biga Ranx, Steel Pulse, Pablo Moses . Contact AAE Music agency for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Tiken Jah Fakoly for an upcoming event.

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