Ezé Wendtoin

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Ezé Wendtoin (* 1991 in Ouagadougou ) is a musician and songwriter from Burkina Faso who lives in Dresden .

Life

Wendtoin comes from a family of drummers , pastors and blacksmiths . His mother tongue is Mòoré . He learned German in Ouagadougou, later he graduated from the university with a bachelor's degree in German studies at the University of Ouagadougou and a master's degree at the TU Dresden . As a musician, he toured France while studying. Wendtoin plays drums, guitar and Burkinabe instruments. He is committed to the topic of racism and covered Konstantin Wecker's song “ Say No! ",which received a lot of attention on social networks in April 2019. For the music video he was able to win over celebrities such as the actors Frederick Lau and Kida Khodr Ramadan . In August 2019, Trikont Musikverlag released his album " In between Dazwischen ". He is a member of the Banda Internationale .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Declaration of love by an African to Dresden. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c Ezé Wendtoin - songwriter, actor, storyteller. Accessed August 30, 2019 (German).
  3. ↑ a b Ezé Wendtoin: "In the meantime between" - From Ouagadougou to Dresden. Retrieved on August 29, 2019 (German).
  4. ↑ Bayerischer Rundfunk: Music of the World | BR classic. August 18, 2019, accessed August 30, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Dresden musician lands a hit with the Konstantin Wecker cover. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Lea Hensen: Song against Discrimination and Racism: “Say No” song becomes a Facebook hit. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Say no! May 3, 2019, accessed August 29, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgart Germany: “Sage Nein” by Ezé Wendtoin: African musician lands hit with Konstantin Wecker cover. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .
  9. ^ Süddeutsche Zeitung: naysayers. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Musician Ezé Wendtoin - "Choosing brown-blue is not an alternative for Germany". Retrieved on August 29, 2019 (German).
  11. ^ Süddeutsche Zeitung: Goethe from Ouagadougou. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .
  12. ↑ mdr.de: How Banda Internationale is still looking for the "sound of home" | MDR.DE. Retrieved August 29, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Wendtoin, Eze
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Burkinabe-German activist, musician and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Ouagadougou