Tiken Jah Fakoly

Origin : Ivory Coast
Instrument :
Styles : Reggae
Official Site : Tiken Jah Fakoly

Tiken Jah Fakoly : discography

L'Africain Album : L'Africain
Label : Barclay
Year : 2007
Ref : CD 530 130-6
Coup de gueule Album : Coup de gueule
Label : Universal
Year : 2004
Mangecratie Album : Mangecratie
Label : Blue Silver
Year : 1996
Missiri Album : Missiri
Year : 1994
Djelys Album : Djelys
Year : 1993
Cours d'histoire Album : Cours d'histoire
Franafrique Album : Franafrique
Le Cameleon Album : Le Cameleon

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News about Tiken Jah Fakoly

Tiken Jah Fakoly to receive an award from Free Muse

Source : worldmusiccentral.org | 2008-08-23 17:24:10.0

MUSIC: Festival offers artists as diverse as host island's roots
The Sakifo Festival on Reunion Island hosts a variety of artists, from Ivorian reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly to country music-tinged singer Moriarty.
Source : france24.com | 2008-08-21 09:48:05.0

Exiled African reggae-star Tiken Jah Fakoly first Freemuse Award winner
Oslo, Norway - The first Freemuse Award will be given to Tiken Jah Fakoly from Ivory coast. This is announced at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo today
 
 Tiken Jah Fakoly is an outspoken Ivorian reggae singer who has tirelessly denounced political corruption. He is an idol for millions of Africans who feel disenfranchised and repressed. He has been threatened, banned and exiled from his home country, but has never compromised. In December 2007, he was declared 'persona non grata' in Senegal after criticizing Senegal's president and calling for democracy.
 
 Tiken Jah Fakoly has been living in exile in Mali for the last five years. He was granted political asylum there in 2003 following a political crisis in Ivory Coast where a number of people close to him were brutally killed. ‘Q...
Source : worldmusiccentral.org | 2008-03-03 12:45:39.0

Tiken Jah Fakoly awarded
The first Freemuse Award will be given to Tiken Jah Fakoly from Côte d?Ivoire. This is announced at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo.
Source : www.niceup.com | 2008-03-03 02:48:50.0

Reggae star Fakoly tells Senegal's Wade "leave power"
African reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly, famed for his bitter criticism of the continent's corrupt leaders, has turned his attention to Senegalese leader Abdoulaye Wade, calling on him bluntly to "leave power".
Source : www.niceup.com | 2007-12-17 14:46:35.0

Reggae star says 'no regrets' after being barred from Senegal
Reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly said Saturday he had "no regrets" after being barred from entering Senegal following criticism of President Abdoulaye Wade.
Source : www.niceup.com | 2007-12-15 23:22:36.0

Senegal bans reggae star for criticising president
+ ] By Daniel Flynn DAKAR (Reuters) - Senegal banned reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly from the West African country on Wednesday after he strongly criticised President Abdoulaye Wade at a concert in...
Source : ZimbabweStar.com | 2007-12-14 19:35:41.0

Senegal: Govt Bans Reggae Star After Call for Wade's Resignaton
Leading West African reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly has been banned from playing reggae in the former French Colony Senegal, following a Presidential directive, the Freedom can authoritatively report.
Source : AllAfrica | 2007-12-14 13:02:38.0

Reggae Star Fakoly Returns to Abidjan After War

African reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly on Saturday played his first concert in his native Ivory Coast since the start of a civil war five years ago, when his biting political lyrics drove him into exile. via Washington Post


Source : Topix.net | 2007-12-14 04:38:25.0

Senegal bans reggae star for criticising president
Senegal banned reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly from the West African country on Wednesday after he strongly criticised President Abdoulaye Wade at a concert in Dakar and called on him to "leave power".
Source : www.niceup.com | 2007-12-14 02:49:27.0

Senegal bans reggae star for comments on Wade
Senegal banned reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly from the West African country after he strongly criticised President Abdoulaye Wade at a concert in Dakar.
Source : Iol | 2007-12-14 01:09:05.0

Reggae star Fakoly tells Senegal's Wade "leave power"
+ ] By Daniel Flynn DAKAR (Reuters) - African reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly, famed for his bitter criticism of the continent's corrupt leaders, has turned his attention to Senegalese leader Abdou...
Source : ZimbabweStar.com | 2007-12-13 18:56:07.0

Reggae star Fakoly tells Senegal's Wade "leave power" (Reuters)

Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade talks to journalists after the second day of the EU-Africa summit in Lisbon, December 9, 2007. African reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly, famed for his bitter criticism of the continent's corrupt leaders, has turned his attention to Senegalese leader Abdoulaye Wade, calling on him bluntly to 'leave power'. . (Andrea Comas/Reuters)Reuters - African reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly, famed for his bitter criticism of the continent's corrupt leaders, has turned his attention to Senegalese leader Abdoulaye Wade, calling on him bluntly to "leave power."



Source : Yahoo! News | 2007-12-13 16:38:49.0

Reggae star Fakoly returns to Ivory Coast after war

"I'm very happy to be back in my country at a time when it's engaged in the search for peace"

African reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly on Saturday played his first concert in his native Ivory Coast since the start of a civil war five years ago, when his biting political lyrics drove him into exile. via AlertNet


Source : topix.net | 2007-12-09 08:37:20.0

Reggae star Fakoly returns to Ivory Coast after war (Reuters)

Ivory Coast reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly talks on his mobile phone at his home and recording studio in Bamako, Mali, March 9, 2006. Fakoly on Saturday plays his first concert in his native Ivory Coast since the start of a civil war five years ago, when his biting political lyrics drove him into exile. (Rainer Schwenzfeier/Reuters)Reuters - African reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly on Saturday plays his first concert in his native Ivory Coast since the start of a civil war five years ago, when his biting political lyrics drove him into exile.



Source : Yahoo! News | 2007-12-08 15:34:01.0

TIKEN JAH FAKOLY
Ivorian singer Tiken Jah Fakoly treads new ground in his eighth release L’Africain.
Source : mondomix.com | 2007-10-25 19:26:54.0

Edition from October 24th to 30th 2007 - TIKEN JAH FAKOLY

Ivorian singer Tiken Jah Fakoly treads new ground in his eighth release L’Africain. It includes guest appearances by the likes of Toumani Diabaté, Akon, Soprano and Magyd Cherfi.
Source : mondomix.com | 2007-10-24 13:31:38.0

Niger: Stars Call for Release of Journalist
African artists, performers, journalists, lawyers and academics - including Achille Mbembe, Pius Njawé, Youssou N'Dour, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Claudy Siar, Mokobe and Angélique Kidjo - were among the first people to sign a petition by Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) for the release of its Niger correspondent, Moussa Kaka.
Source : AllAfrica | 2007-10-18 18:47:06.0

Niger - "Moussa Kaka debe quedar en libertad" : Artistas, periodistas, abogados y profesores universitarios africanos se movilizan para convencer al presidente Mamadou Tandja - 15.10.2007
Achille Mbembe, Pius Njawé, Youssou N'Dour, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Claudy Siar, Mokobe, Angélique Kidjo, periodistas y abogados de todo el continente, así como los antiguos prisioneros de noviembre de 2005 en Etiopía, son los primeros firmantes del llamammiento efectuado por Reporteros sin Fronteras.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 2007-10-15 13:03:20.0

Niger - ?Moussa Kaka must be free? - African artists, performers, journalists, lawyers and academics try to convince President Mamadou Tandja - 15.10.2007
Achille Mbembe, Pius Njawé, Youssou N'Dour, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Claudy Siar, Mokobe, and Angélique Kidjo, journalists and lawyers from all over Africa and some of Ethiopia's former political prisoners from November 2005 are among the first people to sign the Reporters Without Borders petition for the release of its Niger correspondent, Moussa Kaka. The manager of Radio Saraouniya and Niger correspondent of RFI, Kaka is charged with ?complicity in a conspiracy against state authority? because he had been in frequent contact with the Tuareg rebels.
Source : Reporters Without Borders | 2007-10-15 12:48:20.0

MOKOBÉ
The Malian-French rapper Mokobé releases an ambitious debut album Mon Afrique where he shares the limelight with a rich plethora of African and French artists like Salif Keita, Tiken Jah Fakoly and Manu Chao.
Source : mondomix.com | 2007-07-25 13:27:37.0

Edition from July 18th to 24th 2007 - MOKOBÉ

The Malian-French rapper Mokobé releases an ambitious debut album Mon Afrique where he shares the limelight with a rich plethora of African and French artists like Salif Keita, Tiken Jah Fakoly and Manu Chao.
Source : mondomix.com | 2007-07-18 13:23:35.0

Lucky Dube - Respect

Lucky Dube is the great reggae man from the African continent — surpassing Alpha Blondy and Tiken Jah Fakoly. With his epic sound, Dube has been at the forefront of the musical genre for over 20 years, releasing almost as many albums during this career


Source : fly.co.uk | 2007-05-29 19:51:28.0