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Inevitable artist of the Ivory Coast scene, Kajeem fascine as well by its charisma as its engagement, its radiation and its creativity. Its reggae-ragga strongly impregnated of soul and rap, imposes with insurance a sharp flow which confers a very pe... |
Inevitable artist of the Ivory Coast scene, Kajeem fascine as well by its charisma as its engagement, its radiation and its creativity. Its reggae-ragga strongly impregnated of soul and rap, imposes with insurance a sharp flow which confers a very personal style to him. Its voice envoûtante draws from the arsenal of the literature the resources of a poetry vivifying with the sharp verb.
1969 Born in Treichville one of the hot districts of Abidjan, and cultural heart of the Ivory Coast, Kajeem quickly bathed in a musical environment because of the many bands which existed in that district.
He kept this activity secret until he entered university because of his father's fierce disapproval. In 1990,he created the band Ngowa Posse with which he put his first texts to music. He then joined MUR (University Rap Movement) in 1993, soon became their appointed toaster, and toured the various stages in Abidjan. But beyond his new-found rising fame and his now prominent place in this artistic trend, Kajeem became even more anchored in African Culture with MUR.
The same year, whilst preparing his Bachelor of Arts, he came across an american-Haitian arranger with which he was finally able to do what had seemed complete utopia, produce a 6-track-demo. He was now all set to take part with MUR in Boulibai Sound System at the MASA 1993, thus signing his entry into the official circuit.
In 1995 his performance on Couleurs Tropicales on RFI radio and in Nandjelet during the MASA put him back on track just as he was about to prepare his first album with Fantome his arranger. Much sweat later out came Ngowa, his first album, which was at once appointed "Revelation of the Masa off festival".
Despites its success, this album did not open the doors to the audio-visual media to him. He tried to overcome this obstacle by multiplying his appearances on the underground scenes. This paid off, he was appointed best ragga artist 1998.
During this period, Kajeem hung around with the rasta community of Tafari Studio, increasing his knowledge of rastafarism. This inevitably let him to record his second album "Revelation Time" which came out on 1999. It met with great success and opened the way for a series of concerts both in the Ivory Coast and in West Africa. This album also marked the beginning of a fruitful collaboration with the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Appointed hip hop Revelation 1999, and from now on in the spotlight, Kajeem, who was as keen as ever on reggae-hip hop was to put an even greater African touch to his music, thereby strenghtening his musical identity. Ivory Coast rhythms will from then on leave an ever stronger imprint on his music.
And it is this musical ambiance which one finds on "La Voix du Ciel", the album which came out on 2000, which turned him into a key African artist, both at the national and regional level and paved the way for several overseas projects. Amongst these Universal Exhibition Hannover 2000 in Germany, Montreux Jazz Festival, Expo.02 and Festival de la Cité in Switzerland, Cultural Forum Barcelona 2004 in Spain… Gold top "better reggae artist ", it is named member of honor of the Red Cross of Ivory Coast in 2004. The following year, whereas its last opus is indicated better album reggae by Eburny Music Award, it ensures the 1st parts of his friend Tiken Jah Fakoly Grenoble and Bataclan in Paris. It is a success. In Switzerland, it collaborates with artists like Moonraisers or Freebase Corporation for which it composed "La vérité rougit les yeux" diffused on the Swiss radio Couleur 3.
Whist gaining popularity in Europe, Kajeem kept his eyes glued on Abidjan where he remained very active in associations and humanitarian groups. He thus became artistic director of many projects, one of them being "Man is a Remedy for Man", an album interpreted by West African artists and produced by the International Committee of the Red Cross; the other one was on behalf of a team of underground artists of which he is a member. He signed also the music of Telefood for FAO. In Abidjan with Fondy, Marseille with Ami and more recently in Vevey with the EquinoX center, it animates workshops of musical writing centered on the rap, near young people in difficulties.
Militant artist, Kajeem expresses in French, English, Spanish and in Baoulé, his mother tongue, the tearing of his country and the evils of our society. The universal range of its committed texts is the reflection of a conscious and positive generation.
After having involved its public with the research of the Voice of the Sky, Kajeem will offer to him in a few weeks a travel in the landscapes interfered urban and African music, through a new album with a stamp resolutely ragga: Positif. |
Artiste incontournable de la scène ivoirienne, Kajeem fascine tant par son charisme que son engagement, son rayonnement et sa créativité. Son reggae-ragga fortement imprégné de soul et de rap, impose avec assurance un flow vif qui lui confère un style très personnel. Sa voix envoûtante puise dans l’arsenal de la littérature les munitions d’une poésie vivifiante au verbe incisif.
Kajeem naît en 1969 à Treichville, l’un des quartiers chauds d’Abidjan, foyer culturel de la Côte d’Ivoire. Promis à une carrière diplomatique, il prend la « clandestinité » pour mettre en musique ses premiers textes en créant le Ngowa Posse en 1990. Il va écumer les scènes abidjanaises avec le MUR, Mouvement Universitaire du Rap, auquel il adhère en 1993 et dont il devient le toaster attitré. Maîtrise de lettres en poche, il sort son premier album, Ngowa, et est désigné « révélation » au MASA Off, Marché des Arts et Spectacles Africains en 1997. L’année suivante lui est décerné le titre de « meilleur artiste ragga ». C’est alors qu’il fréquente la communauté rasta du Tafari Studio qu’est enregistré deux ans plus tard « Revelation Time ». Cet album connaît un large succès et marque le début d’un fructueux partenariat avec le CICR, Comité International de la Croix-Rouge. Nominé « révélation hip-hop 1999 », Kajeem affermit son style. Il va plus que jamais s’imprégner des rythmes du terroir africain. C’est cette ambiance que l’on retrouve dans « La Voix du Ciel », album, sorti en Afrique en 2000 et distribué en Europe en 2004, qui le consacre au niveau national et régional comme une valeur sûre de la musique africaine et lui vaut plusieurs participations à l’étranger, dont l’Exposition Universelle Hannover 2000 en Allemagne, Le Montreux Jazz Festival, Expo.02 et le festival de la Cité en Suisse, le Forum Culturel Barcelona 2004 en Espagne… Top d’Or « meilleur artiste reggae », il est nommé membre d’honneur de la Croix-Rouge de Côte d’Ivoire en 2004. L’année suivante, alors que son dernier opus est désigné meilleur album reggae par l’Eburny Music Award, il assure les 1ères parties de son ami Tiken Jah Fakoly à Grenoble et au Bataclan à Paris. C’est un succès. En Suisse, il collabore avec des artistes comme Moonraisers ou Freebase Corporation pour qui il a composé « La vérité rougit les yeux » largement diffusé sur Couleur 3.
Kajeem, tout en marquant de son empreinte les scènes européennes, reste très actif dans les milieux associatifs et humanitaires. Il prend ainsi la direction artistique de « L’Homme, Remède pour l’Homme », album interprété par des artistes africains produit par le CICR, signe la musique pour la campagne du Telefood pour le FAO. A Abidjan avec le Fondy, à Marseille avec l’Ami et plus récemment à Vevey avec le centre EquinoX, il anime des ateliers d’écriture musicale axé sur le rap, auprès de jeunes en difficultés.
Artiste militant, Kajeem exprime en français, anglais, espagnol et en baoulé, sa langue maternelle, le déchirement de son pays et les maux de notre société. La portée universelle de ses textes engagés est le reflet d’une génération consciente et positive.
Après avoir entraîné son public à la recherche de la Voix du Ciel, Kajeem lui offrira dans quelques semaines un voyage dans les paysages mêlés de musique urbaine et africaine, à travers un nouvel album aux couleurs métissées et au timbre résolument ragga : Positif.
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