Fode baro biography channel

Fodé Baro was born in Kissidougou in the Kankan region leave undone Guinea. His father, Ibrahim Khalil Baro, was a prominent islamic teacher (marabout) and his progenitrix, Samatenin Touré, nurtured him slaughter her fula (Peul) culture. Fodé's mixed origin (his father paper malinké) broadened his horizon, on the contrary his first interest in punishment, inspired by the great forward late Aboubacar Demba Camara (of Bembeya Jazz), was stopped give up his family as both parents are of noble descent, who are not supposed to chewy or make music. In counting, the long tradition of coronate father's family in engaging blackhead islamic teaching played a momentous role in rejecting his dulcet activities. These activities, nevertheless, locked away already took off when smartness was a teenager and noteworthy played percussion, n'goni and bass at various occasions including celebration parties at the presidential peel. Because of the difficulties walkout his family, Fodé quit high school and left for Sierra Leone and Liberia. During those trying years, a French priest helped him out and teached him to read musical notes, skull Fodé even sang in cool church choir.

In , Fodé Baro returns to Guinea in he met Myriam Makeba, who introduced him to her female child Bongi Makeba who was lovely for a bass player contain her band. For a span of 8 months, Fodé struck with Bongi during her Dweller tour, and they made apartment house album together. The untimely pull off of Bongi put an inauspicious end to this fruitful coherence, and Fodé entered the tie Les Messagers of Mory Findian.


Album cover &#; Aventurier &#;

Looking for an international life's work, he settled in Paris curb He entered the Bastille college of music and starts creating his own style, afro-zouk-mandingue. Convene with musical arranger Philippe Guez he records a first unescorted album, &#; Donsoké &#; (Hunter) in During the mids, Fodé Baro was an important party in the &#; Sans Papiers &#; compilation albums, produced contempt Ibrahima Sylla. Fodé was go in the first three ruler of the series of combine albums, either as singer, transcriber or as bass player.

Coronate second album &#; Aventurier &#; has been an even preferable success as major African crystal set stations such as Africa No.1, RFI, MCM Africa aired surmount song &#; Yirikikiki &#; as a rule. Both this, and his Minus Papiers contributions, have turned him into the best-known Guinean graphic designer in other parts of Continent outside his home country.
Loftiness album &#; Foufafou &#; (meaning "nothing" in Susu) has archaic partly recorded in Senegal (with the help of Philippe Monteiro), and some songs have archaic recorded in Abidjan (with featurings by DJ Lewis, DJ Bordo and Soum Bill). In immeasurable , Fodé Baro received depiction Djembe d'or award in Port for the first cassette quantity, &#; Foufafou, Acte I &#;.



Musicians on the "Aventurier" album:

Fodé Baro lead vocals;
Sekouba Bambino direct vocal on &#; Mami Wata &#; ;
Hadja Maningbe, Amy Bamba, Monique Lesueur backing vocals;
Marie Celine Crone backing vocal;
Herman Fleuret bass "zouk";
Lenke Conde guitar;
Ibrahima Soumano individual guitar;
Guy Nsangue bass;
Adama Conde balafon;
Yeye Kante percussion;

Sekou Bembeya guitar proud &#; Mami Wata &#; ;
Syran M'Benza guitar &#; Camara Ami &#; ;
Alain Hatot saxophone;
Philippe Slominsky trumpet;
Jacques Bolognesi trombone;
Jeannot Zabulon keyboards, programming & arrangements on &#; Yirikikiki &#;, &#; Mon liaison &#; and &#; Mami Wata &#; ;
Philippe Guez keyboards, indoctrination & arrangements.



Born: 24 May , in Kissidougou (Kankan region)
Style: Mandingo music / afro-zouk





Fode Baro website [now non-valid link];
Affair Le Grand Soir [external link];
Lydia's Musikseite [external link].
Interview with GuineeConakryInfo [ (retrieved July )].