Tiken Jah Fakoly

Ivorian reggae singer
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Summary

Tiken Jah Fakoly was born on June 23, 1968[1], in Odienné[2]. He has worked as a singer-songwriter[3]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,534 views/month, #7,176 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Ivory Coast[5]
  • Award received: Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world[6]
  • Religion or worldview: Muslim[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Genre: reggae[9]
  • Record label: Barclay[10]
  • Discography: Tiken Jah Fakoly discography[11]
  • Commons category: Tiken Jah Fakoly[12]
  • Official website: http://www.tikenjah.net/[13]
  • Instrument: voice[14]
  • Participant in: Q140188026[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[16], Dioula[17], French[18]
  • Start of work period: 1987[19]
  • Social media followers: 307,000[20], 343,000[21], 423,000[22], 488,000[23], 548,000[24], 643,000[25], 726,000[26], 801,000[27]

Why It Matters

Tiken Jah Fakoly has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Tiken Jah Fakoly born?

Tiken Jah Fakoly was born in Odienné[2].

What did Tiken Jah Fakoly do for work?

Tiken Jah Fakoly worked as a singer-songwriter[3].

What awards did Tiken Jah Fakoly receive?

Honors received include Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the world[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . musique.rfi.fr. musique.rfi.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . calgaryfolkfest.com. Retrieved . calgaryfolkfest.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . musique.rfi.fr. musique.rfi.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . CONOR.SI. musique.rfi.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bar', 'bg', 'br', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi',
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  2. 11w ago · Greensleeves88 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 18w ago · JollyJamboree · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Religion or worldview → Muslim
    Discography → Tiken Jah Fakoly discography
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English, Dioula, French
    Place of birth → Odienné
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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