Sana Bob
Sana Bob , actually Sana Salif is a Burkinabe reggae - singer .
life and career
Sana Bob comes from northern Burkina Faso. Due to the bad economic situation, he spent 27 years in Ivory Coast , where his first two albums were released. After major unrest there, Sana Bob returned to Burkina Faso. His third album Dernière Chance was his biggest success to date. In the years after 2006, however, it was considered controversial because of its increasing commitment to peace. In 2011 and 2012 he was voted Burkinabe Musician of the Year. In 2013 he toured Belgium. His fifth album was released in 2014 in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso and Belgium. Sana Bob, who did not receive any schooling himself, works with Action Scolarité to improve the education system in the Burkinabe villages.
Discography
- 1997: Gloire
- 2000: Reconciliation
- 2006: Dernière Chance
- 2009: Béog Yiinga
- 2014: Notre temps
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Koné Saydoo: Avant la sortie de son 5e album: L'artiste Burkinans Sana Bob CONFIE sa carrière à la Cote d'Ivoire. L'intelligent d'Abidjan, April 24, 2014, accessed July 8, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Ben Alex Beogo: Bob SANA, artist musicien: "J'aime mon pays". lefaso.net, February 28, 2008, accessed July 8, 2014 (French).
- ^ Sana Bob: A la conquête de la Belgique. (No longer available online.) Kibare-music.com, July 16, 2013, archived from the original on July 14, 2014 ; Retrieved July 8, 2014 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Fête de la Musique 2013. Namur Confluent Culture, accessed on July 8, 2014 (French, PDF, 1.5 MB).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bob, Sana |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salif, Sana (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burkinabe reggae singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |