JOOLA JAZZ

Ibaaku defines himself as builder of sonic worlds. He’s exploring the full potential of audio through collaborative and interdisciplinary work touching fields such as fashion and performance arts. Since the beginning of the 2000s on the Senegalese hip-hop scene as a rapper, producer and singer, he carried out several musical projects and joined several collectives of the Dakar alternative scene (Lz3, Iscience ,Les Petites Pierres). In 2016 he evolved to become an influential figure in electronic and experimental music on the African continent and since 2020 he is also a founding member of Kenu: Lab’Oratoire des Imaginaires, an art space that explores the imaginaries, social practices and traditional knowledge of Ouakam society. And recently co-founder with Alibeta of the 1st music label dedicated to contemporary and electronic music from Senegal: Miziku Tey Records.