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This autumn NATTY JEAN will return with a new album: IMAGINE (Baco Records), an explicit title traducing his wish to bring some hope from Africa. Wrote in Wolof French and English his lyrics offer a view on West African youth: its concerns, dreams and hope far from sordid clichés. Engaged and concerned like his Elders TIKEN JAH FAKOLY or ALPHA BLONDY NATTY JEAN is defending a strong Africa convinced she has all she needs to grow by herself. He’s talking about serious and very actual thematic like immigration. On « On M’a Dit » he tells us about how Europe became a distant and dangerous dream for young Africans.
Natty Jean creates a fusion of reggae, ragga, and dub, infused with his hip-hop origins. His music often features lyrics in Wolof, French, and English, addressing social themes relevant to West African youth, such as immigration, as heard on his album 'Imagine'.
Natty Jean is a native of Senegal, where he began his musical journey in the Dakar hip-hop scene before transitioning to reggae.
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