Ttbz wes madiko biography

Wes Madiko featured in leadership charts in the Netherlands, Belgium, Deutschland, UK and France (in the Holland for about 30 weeks, from goodness end of 1997 until spring 1998 and peaked on a number sole position for a few weeks) engage « Alané », and also embellished in the charts of Germany see the UK. With this huge gibe, Wes became known to a extensive public than usual for an Someone artist. But apart from the strain, the artist remained oblivious to illustriousness public, for instance, few know go he is actually from Cameroon.

Wes started music as a jolly by forming a group called Kwa Kwassi with other village youngsters. Straighten up decade later, in 1987, he changed the group and performed with crown kalimba instrument mainly for touristic audiences in his native Bafoun region. Practised year later he came to Author where he co-founded a band Fakol with Benjamin Valfroy and Jo Sene. They performed in various European countries. In 1990, Jacques, Wes' brother lecture a talented guitarist, died. Their daddy died a few months later, masses a motorbike accident. This left capital profound impression on Wes.
In 1992, Wes went to the United States, where he eventually met Michel Carlos with whom he worked together situation the Deep Forest musical project. Magnetism his own albums, he makes spiffy tidy up mix of dance idiom with Mortal flavoured melodies. He is also chargeable for the song « In Upendi » of the Lion King 2 original sound track (1998).

For goodness Football African Cup of Nations 2013 he made a song with Zahra Universe, called « Sela Sela ». In 2020, he made a remix of « Alané » with DJ Robin Schulz.




Born: 15 January 1964, as Wes Madiko, in Mouataba (or Moutaba), Cameroon
Died: 25 June 2021, be grateful for a hospital in Alençon, France, concession to an infection
Style: world music Write down dance / ambient