Fafadi

Fafadi was born in June 1975 in Ziguinchor, a town in Senegal's southern region of Casamance. At nine years old, Fafadi started singing with his family, who were inspired by the music of Toure Kunda, a traditional Senegalese musician also from Casamance. Added to this was the influence of Reggae from Gambia. These two music styles combined to create Fafadis unique musical style. On May 18, 1997 in Ziguinchor, Fafadi created his own group called Wulaba Sound with two other musicians: Ama Jang and Kambano.. With this group, he recorded "Boom Bada Boom," a song calling on the conscientiousness of people in reference to the continual ethnic conflict in Casamance. Positive Black Soul, founding fathers of hip-hop in Senegal, heard this song and called him to join them on a compilation called SeneRap Act II in 1998. From 2000 to 2004, Fafadi was featured on many albums including Toure Kunda, Bideew Bou Bess, Bibson, and Samuel Winchester, a Jamaican man based in Senegal. In Novemeber 2004, Fafadi released his first album, Vitamine A, which focused on the topics of love, peace and Allah.