Tiken Jah Fakoly - | 06. Soldier Feat. Akon)

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Known as a modern griot (oral historian), Fakoly often uses his music to criticize corruption and the legacy of "Françafrique" (French influence in Africa). Tiken Jah Fakoly - 06. Soldier Feat. Akon)

Fakoly’s gritty, gravelly French vocals provide a raw emotional weight, which contrasts with Akon’s smooth, melodic English hooks. More information on the from the L'Africain album

"C'est le soldat qui meurt et rarement Monsieur le Général" (It is the soldier who dies and rarely the General). which contrasts with Akon’s smooth

A mother standing on the "tarmac of an airport in London or Atlanta," watching her son leave for war.