| About IceTCool | A 400 years old artist whose style and concious songs have rocked fans all over West and Central Africa and now UK. He was one of the first artists to demand racist South Africa to free without condition Nelson Mandela as early as 1984 when he stunned an audience during a TV show in Abidjan with his catch phrases “liberty with condition is no liberty” and “shame on you” from his tune ‘LIBERATE NELSON MANDELA', with the backing of Missouri based Reggae band Infrared Rockers and Mr Kone Dodo, the then manager of Alpha Blondy and current Director of Palais de la Culture. He has won several plaudits, including an award from RTI (Radio Télévision Ivoirienne), a video made by Channel 4 during a visit in Abidjan and a video by Canal France International. Before moving to Europe, he was a well established artist in the musical scene in Abidjan and has humbly rubbed shoulders with the likes of Barry White, Isaac Hayes, Jimmy Cluff, etc... during their spell in the Ivorian Capital. What's more, He did share the stage with some of the most recognisable figures in the music world including Burning Spear, The Wailers, Lucky Dube (may his soul rest in peace), Alpha Blondy, Youssou N'dour, Baaba Maal to name but few. The major theme that cuts across Ice T-Cool music is racial and social equality for mankind, and war against war (Beauty of War). He is concerned about the cultural, social and economic development of Africa. IceTCool has performed extensively in: - Cameroon (where he started his musical career and dubbed by the press and the public "le Bob Marley Camerounais" as he was one of the very first country's reggae artists. - Mali (Bamako, Segou, Timbuktu, Mopti, Cikasso, Kayes) with the iconic group le Rail Band de Bamako), Burkina Faso (Ouagadougou, Bobo Dioulassou, Koudougou, Ouahigouya), Togo (Lomé, Kara) - Bénin (Cotonou). Côte d'Ivoire (virtually every Ivorian city), France (Paris) - England (London's Queen Elisabeth Hall, The Forum, Kensington Town Hall, Ashton Playing Field...). Some of his material (Change or Die) has been used by the BBC program, 'Les Français chez nous'. Maxi Priest’s Sylvia Mason-James has collaborated in his album "Change or Die". As far as patriotic songs go, IceTCool has commemorated the 50th anniversary of his beloved country Cameroon with a song aptly entitled ‘C Stands for Cameroon’, and his latest single 'Roar in Rio de Janeiro' (Soccer Samba Makossa) is a fitting tribute to the national team the Indomitable Lions en route to Brazil. |
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