Togbe Agbodjan Jad Fozis Explained

Togbe Agbodjan Jad Fozis
Birth Name:François Djadoo
Birth Date:3 December 1971
Birth Place:Lomé
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Togo
Occupation:Musician, guitarist, singer-songwriter
Genre:Reggae
ska
rocksteady
folk
Rhythm and blues
Dancehall
rock and roll
Afro
Instrument:Voice
guitar
piano
percussions
Years Active:1980  - present
Label:TAJF

Togbe Agbodjan Jad Fozis (born 3 December 1971), abbreviated TAJF and formerly Jad Fozis, born François Djadoo[1] [2] [3] is a reggae musician, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Togo. He was one of the first leaders of the Rastafari movement in Togo.[4]

He was born in the town of Lomé.[5] [6] [7] He sings revolutionary activist songs for peace and freedom in French, English and Ewe, touring Africa, Europe and the United States.[8]

Biography

Childhood and studies

Togbe Agbodjan Jad Fozis grew up in Lomé between 1971 and 1980. His mother was a chorister who encouraged him to sing, and he became passionate about interpreting the songs of Ray Charles and Bob Marley at the age of 11.

Beginning of career

He started out as a self-taught musician in 1980, playing rock and roll and joining a number of bands. He formed the Crazy Boys group during school performances. During the 1980s, he turned to reggae as a means of speaking out for the voiceless through his music. His committed style of music led to his exile in 1990.

Careers in Germany

In 1990, he arrived in Europe and stayed first in Denmark. A few years later, he moved to Germany to perfect his skills and officially became a singer-songwriter, where he remains to this day.[9] He formed the group Vanity System, which disbanded in January 2002, but it was in 1995 that he really began his professional career with his first album, SOS Africa, and the song Gbékuia (remixed) afterwards in 2020, which gave him international fame, and he became a member of the Hamburg-based Jamaican group The Lion.

Discography

Singles

Concerts and stages

Events

Personal life

His father died on March 7, 2022, and then his mother died on February 2, 2023, following a heart attack at the age of 70, to whom he often dedicated his songs.[17]

Recognition

Rewards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. 2020-06-16 . Musique: Un 8e opus de Jad Fozis pour ses 25 ans de carrière . fr . Le médium Hebdomadaire d'informations du 16 au 22 juin 2020, # société, Politique, Economie, Développement, Culture Togolais . Lomé . 397 . 5 . 2023-06-07 . www.republicoftogo.com. .
  2. Web site: Adjogblé Haka . fr . 2022-03-01 . Togo-L'artiste Togbé Agbodjan Jad Fozis en concert live à Cotonou . 2023-07-06 . icilome.com .
  3. Web site: 2021-08-30 . Actualités, art de la scène, Art visuel, Audiovisuelle, Communiqués, littérature, Musique . 2023-07-06 . butodra.tg . fr.
  4. Web site: Nago Seck . Djadoo Kossi, Jad Fozis . fr . 2023-07-06 . afrisson.com. 7 May 2007 .
  5. Togo: les larmes de l'artiste Jad Fozis . 2020-10-08 . fr . Pia Africa . Togo . 4 minutes 06 et 4 secondes . 2023-07-06 . HD . vw3qVDOah18 . YouTube .
  6. Web site: Souljah . Biographie, Fozis. fr . 2023-07-06 . reggae.fr.
  7. Web site: Louis Kamako . 2023-07-06 . Jad Fozis présente son 8e album Ata au public en pleurs . 2023-06-29 . togobreakingnews.info . fr.
  8. Web site: 2023-05-29 . Omusawo Tintah to host Togolese singer Togbe Agbodjan Jad Fozis on Tagy Tv . 2023-07-06 . trustednewsug.com . en.
  9. Web site: 2013-10-28 . Art et culture, sortie d'album Jad Fozis . 2023-07-06 . alome.com . fr.
  10. Web site: Togbe Agbodjan Jad Fozis . 2023-07-06 . music.apple.com . fr.
  11. Web site: Musique : Jad Fozis lance "Oh Africa" pour conscientiser les africains . 2023-07-06 . lavoixdelanation.info . fr.
  12. Web site: Les rappeurs . 2023-07-06 . microscopik.com . fr.
  13. Web site: 2022-03-01 . Togo-L'artiste Togbui Agbodjan Jad Fozis en concert live à Cotonou . 2023-07-06 . togotribune.com . Togo Tribune . fr.
  14. Web site: 2022-12-12 . T. A. Jad Fozis : un nouveau single et deux concerts en ce début d'année . 2023-07-06 . soculart.com . Soculart . fr.
  15. Web site: S.A . 2020-06-16 . Musique : Pour ses 25 ans de carrière, Jad Fozis lance son 8ème album . 2023-07-06 . togoactualite.com . fr.
  16. Web site: Stars parade : Magazine (magazine musical) de 31min . 2023-07-06 . togotribune.com . March 2022 . TV5 monde . fr.
  17. Web site: Nago Seck . 2022-03-07 . Togbe Agbodjan Jad Fozis est en deuil . 2023-07-06 . soculart.com . Soculart . fr.
  18. Web site: 2020-11-14 . Togo/Heroes 228 : voici la liste de tous les nominés pour cette année 2020 ! . 2023-07-06 . gnadoemedia.com . Gnadoè Média . fr.
  19. Web site: 2020-12-19 . Togo / All Music Awards : liste des lauréats dans les différentes catégories . 2023-07-06 . l-frii.com . La Rédaction . fr.
  20. Web site: 2020-12-23 . All Music Awards 2020 : Les lauréats de la 17e edition . 2023-07-06 . lapagedesartistestogolais.com . La Rédaction . fr.
  21. News: M . Bach . 2023-12-01 . Togo/All Music Awards 2023 : voici la liste de tous les artistes nominés - YOP L-FRII . fr-FR . YOP L-FRII . 2023-12-06.
  22. Web site: 2023-12-01 . Togo/All Music Awards 2023 : La liste des artistes nominés révélée - Gnadoe . 2023-12-06 . fr-FR.

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