Kaysha
Encyclopedia
Kaysha, born Edward Mokolo Jr. on January 22, 1974 in Kinshasa
, is a singer/rapper and producer that works on places like the West indies, South America and Africa. He was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo but immigrated to France
with his parents at the age of seven. Kaysha is very well known for his first hit single which uses a sample from West Indian band Kassav's Oulé in a song called "Bounce Baby", which introduced him to fans all over the world.
Kaysha's first two hits were "Telephone" and "Bounce baby" from his album I'm Ready. The next year, he changed his whole style to record a more urban album called Worldwidechico with a duo with Wu Tang Clan's Killah Priest
. His latest hit to date is "On dit quoi", a huge hit all around Africa, from his album It's All Love, released in his own label Sushiraw.
Kaysha is also a successful music producer. He produced songs for the most known artists in the Afro-Caribbean scene, including Passi
, Solaar, Jacob Desvarieux, Soumia
, Elizio, Ludo
, and others.
Kaysha gained new fans all around the world by doing literally thousands of shows around Africa, the West Indies and anywhere his feet could take him. Kaysha is also a well known artist for most Zouk-Lambada
dancers and Kaysha's music goes with the dance to many countries in Europe, Australia, Asia and Americas.
He won a Kora award for best Africa
n Artist in 2000. He won a Kora award for best Africa
n Artist of the Diaspora
in 2004. He appeared on CNN
in 2000 and appeared again in 2005 on Inside Africa.
Kinshasa
Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....
, is a singer/rapper and producer that works on places like the West indies, South America and Africa. He was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo but immigrated to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
with his parents at the age of seven. Kaysha is very well known for his first hit single which uses a sample from West Indian band Kassav's Oulé in a song called "Bounce Baby", which introduced him to fans all over the world.
Kaysha's first two hits were "Telephone" and "Bounce baby" from his album I'm Ready. The next year, he changed his whole style to record a more urban album called Worldwidechico with a duo with Wu Tang Clan's Killah Priest
Killah Priest
Walter Reed, better known as Killah Priest, Iron Sheik from the Middle East, or Masada, is an American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate who was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant & Brownsville neighbourhoods in Brooklyn. He is known for intensely spiritual lyrics loaded with metaphors and religious...
. His latest hit to date is "On dit quoi", a huge hit all around Africa, from his album It's All Love, released in his own label Sushiraw.
Kaysha is also a successful music producer. He produced songs for the most known artists in the Afro-Caribbean scene, including Passi
Passi
Passi is a French hip hop artist who became famous in the mid-1990s with the group Ministère AMER, which included himself and Stomy Bugsy. He is most widely known, however, as a solo artist, as well as a participant in many other groups, such as Bisso Na Bisso and Dis l'heure 2 zouk.- Biography...
, Solaar, Jacob Desvarieux, Soumia
Soumia
Soumia is a French Zouk singer.-Biography:Soumia Bahri was born near Paris to Moroccan parents, She has a Master's degree in linguistics. Her first involvement in music was by doing background vocals in a rapband. In 1998 she teams up with singer Talina to record the Zouksong Temps pou Temps...
, Elizio, Ludo
Ludo (band)
Ludo is an alternative rock band from St. Louis, Missouri. The band consists of lead vocalist/guitarist Andrew Volpe, lead guitarist/back up vocalist Tim Ferrell, moog/synth and back up vocalist Tim Convy, and drummer/back up vocalist Matt Palermo.-History:...
, and others.
Kaysha gained new fans all around the world by doing literally thousands of shows around Africa, the West Indies and anywhere his feet could take him. Kaysha is also a well known artist for most Zouk-Lambada
Zouk-Lambada
Zouk-Lambada is a group of closely related dance styles based on or evolved from the lambada dance style and is typically danced to zouk music or other music containing the zouk beat...
dancers and Kaysha's music goes with the dance to many countries in Europe, Australia, Asia and Americas.
He won a Kora award for best Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n Artist in 2000. He won a Kora award for best Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
n Artist of the Diaspora
Diaspora
A diaspora is "the movement, migration, or scattering of people away from an established or ancestral homeland" or "people dispersed by whatever cause to more than one location", or "people settled far from their ancestral homelands".The word has come to refer to historical mass-dispersions of...
in 2004. He appeared on CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
in 2000 and appeared again in 2005 on Inside Africa.
Discography
- 2011: Works of art
- 2009: Forever YoungForever Young (Kaysha album)Forever Young is Kaysha's latest album by Sushiraw entertainmentreleased 2009.-Tracklist:# Forever Young Intro# Yes You Can# Love You Need You# Les Belles Histoires D'amour# Be With You# The Sweetest Thing# Tell Me What We Waiting For...
- 2006: Legendary
- 2004: African Bohemian
- 2003: It Is All Love
- 2000: Worldwidechico
- 1999: Black Sea Of Love
- 1998: Bounce Baby
Performances with others
- Dis l'heure de zouk - 2004
- Kimberlite Zouk Love - 2004
- Jocelin Demoumeaux's JDXJDXJoshua Dutrieux, known more commonly as JDX, is a Hardstyle producer and DJ, best known for his 2010 hit "Live the Moment", which was a collaboration with Sarah Maria. "Live the Moment" debuted at Qlimax 2009, and was released later in 2010 to much anticipation. "Live The Moment" reached number 1...
- 2003 - Jean Michel Rotin's Solo - 1997
- X-Taz - 1996
- Grand Maquis - 2005
As producer
- Isah: Black MadonnaBlack MadonnaA Black Madonna or Black Virgin is a statue or painting of the Virgin Mary in which the Virgin Mary is black. The term was especially applied to those created in Europe in the medieval period or earlier...
- 2009 - Thayna: Nouveau Depart - 2008
- Mika Mendes: Mika Mendes - 2008
- SoumiaSoumiaSoumia is a French Zouk singer.-Biography:Soumia Bahri was born near Paris to Moroccan parents, She has a Master's degree in linguistics. Her first involvement in music was by doing background vocals in a rapband. In 1998 she teams up with singer Talina to record the Zouksong Temps pou Temps...
: ConfidencesConfidencesConfidences is a 2010 French language album by Canadian singer Roch Voisine. It includes the single, "Décembre".-Track listing:#D'Amérique#Le grand pommier#Décembre#Belle comme un rêve#Libre#Les p'tits loups#Prends ton temps#Ma blonde...
- 2008 - Elizio: Confirmacao - 2008
- Abégé: C nou mem Again - 2007
- Grand Maquis - 2005
- Elizio: Carpe DiemCarpe diemCarpe diem is a phrase from a Latin poem by Horace that has become an aphorism. It is popularly translated as "seize the day"...
- 2005 - SoumiaSoumiaSoumia is a French Zouk singer.-Biography:Soumia Bahri was born near Paris to Moroccan parents, She has a Master's degree in linguistics. Her first involvement in music was by doing background vocals in a rapband. In 1998 she teams up with singer Talina to record the Zouksong Temps pou Temps...
: In Love AgainIn Love Again"In Love Again" is the fifth and final single released by Australian electro-rock group Rogue Traders from their second album Here Come the Drums. It was released for digital download in Australia in 2006. At the time of its release, digital downloads were not included as part of the main singles...
- 2005 - SR.Dancehall2K4 - 2004
- Teeyah: MétisseMétisseMétisse is an Irish/African Soul/Electronica band, formed by former Chapter House member Skully, and Aïda, a singer/choreographer from Côte d'Ivoire. They formed in Toulouse, France. The band's name is the French word for 'mixture', and its music is a mix of African, Celtic, soul and electronic music...
- 2004 - Hot Caribbean Miziks - 2004
- Elizio: Original di cabo verde - 2003
- Abégé: C nou mem - 2003
- SoumiaSoumiaSoumia is a French Zouk singer.-Biography:Soumia Bahri was born near Paris to Moroccan parents, She has a Master's degree in linguistics. Her first involvement in music was by doing background vocals in a rapband. In 1998 she teams up with singer Talina to record the Zouksong Temps pou Temps...
: Still in Love - 2002 - CaribbeanSoul - 2001
External links
- Kaysha's official label site
- Kaysha's blog (French & English)
- Kaysha's music on cdbaby (English)
- Kaysha's music on itunes (English)