K-SIM WAS BORN THE MARCH 17TH 1979 IN THE CITY OF
ABOMEY, A HISTORIC CITY IN NORTHERN BENIN...
..HE BEGAN SINGING IN 1993... ..HIS FIRST ALBUM WAS RELEASED IN
2003.<>
..K-SIM'S SECOND ALBUM IS CURRENTLY BEING PRODUCED IN THE STUDIO IN
ATLANTA & NEW JERSEY...
..HE WAS A 2003 NOMINEE FOR BEST MALE WEST AFRICAN ARTIST AT THE
PRESTIGIOUS KORA AWARDS... ..K-SIM HEADLINED A 2003 LIVE TOUR IN
BENIN...
..2004 HE PARTICIPATED IN A LIVE TOUR BENIN AND NIGER...
..HE WAS PART OF A 2004 KORA SEARCH THAT INCLUDED
2FACE-SASHA-ORXYNO-BATMAN-MZ BELL AND GUIZO...
..-IN 2005-2006-2007-2008, K-SIM PERFORMED IN A LIVE TOUR IN
BENIN...
..IN 2008 K-SIM PERFORMED FOR CEN/SAD AT THE EXCLUSIVE BENIN MARINA
PRESIDENTIAL PALACE FOR LIBYAN LEADER, MOHAMAR AL KHADAFI. ..
.. DR YAYI BONI AND FRANCOIS BOZIZE..
.. K-SIM WAS INVITED AS A HONORED GUEST TO THE UNITED STATES, THE
STATE OF ALABAMA TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ALABAMA BENIN JUNETEENTH
CELEBRATION 2008...
..K-SIM WILL BE COMING TO A U.S. CITY NEAR YOU AS HE EMBARKS
ON HIS UNITED STATES TOUR JANUARY 2009....
l
est Béninois, Jeune, Mignon et à une voix unique
qui rappelle les mélodies mandingues sahélo-saharienne qui a
fait de lui le roi du RAI & B musique. BOL s’est entretenu
avec la star béninoise en herbe K-Sim
lors de son passage à Washington DC.
Lisez –plutôt……………..
BOL : Parlez- nous
un peu de votre parcours ?
K-Sim :
J’ai fait ma première prestation en 1993 au
ccf de Parakou, lors d’un concours de musique. Depuis, ce
jour, je n’ai plus baissé les bras. J’ai, en son temps
partagé les podiums avec certains artistes en herbe de
l’époque, tels que Alpha Mim ,
Zouley Sangare….
Rai lyrics are often
somewhat bawdy and blunt, describing both
the pain and joy of daily life. They are
usually in Arabic and French. Translations
of Rai songs often read much like lyrics
that many would associate with
American blues.
These lyrics often cause problems between
Rai singers and fundamentalist Muslims in
Algeria, and many musicians live in exile in
France or Egypt.
