Editors' Notes
French-speaking Tiken Jah Fakoly follows in the footsteps of Ivory Coast's reggae master Alpha Blondy. Gently recalibrating the genre's Jamaican heritage, he builds on Marley's lyrical themes to address both national and pan-African issues. The music resonates beyond the musical sphere, firing up an artillery of steady-moving drumbeats, horns and rock solid bass. Active since 1993 and currently living in exile owing to his sharp tongue, Tiken Jah Fakoly is a certified treasure of French-speaking reggae—his music's waiting to open your mind and shake the status quo.
