Wes

Wes is the intriguing musical project initiated by producer Michel Sanchez (formerly with Deep Forest) and African griot Wes Madiko. The duo's debut album, Welenga, was released in June 1998.


Featured in the charts in the Netherlands for about 30 weeks (from the end of 1997 until spring 1998, on the top of the charts for a few weeks) with Alané, and also high in the charts of Germany and the UK, Wes became known to a larger public than usual for an African artist. Yet, not that much is known about him. For instance, few know that he is actually from Cameroon.
Wes started a solo career after having worked with Michel Sanchez' Deep Forest musical project. On his own albums, he continues to cross over dance idiom with African flavoured melodies.

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