James BKS

Lee-James Edjouma (born 18 November 1982), better known by his stage name James BKS, is a lyricist, a music composer and a producer of African hip hop.

James BKS
James BKS in 2015
Background information
Birth nameLee-James Edjouma
Born (1982-11-18) 18 November 1982
Paris, France
Genres
Instruments
Labels
Associated acts

Career

Early career

Born in Paris in 1982, Edjouma's career started out in the US when he signed on Akon's label Konvict Muzik.[1] It was around this time that he was working with famous artists such as R. City, T-Pain, and producing for Sean Combs, Snoop Dogg, Ja Rule, and Booba.[2] He then decided to return to France to focus on his personal project.

Music

He is currently signed to Idris Elba’s London-based label, 7Wallace.[3][4] He released three singles on the lavel, featuring Allan Kingdom, Reo Cragun, Ebenezer, Idris Elba, Q-Tip (A Tribe Called Quest), Little Simz and his father Manu Dibango.[5] He also co-founded his own record label and music production company, Grown Kid, with his wife. His music has been aired several times on international radios most notably being playlisted on Annie Mac’s radio show on BBC 1Xtra.[6]

James BKS is also a composer of original scores for feature films[7] and advertisement.[8]

Live

James BKS started performing live in late 2019 in Paris, showcasing his live performance for the first time at La Petite Halle de la Villette.[9] He also performed for the Africa Day event on MTV Base Africa[10][11] and for Arte Concert[12]

Personal life

Edjouma is the son of famous Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango.

Discography

Compositions

Soundtracks
  • 2014 : Une Histoire Banale directed by Audrey Estrougo [28]
  • 2015 : La Taularde, directed by Julie Gayet
  • 2016 : Le Gang Des Antillais directed by Jean-Claude Barny

Singles
gollark: No, they have 1 magic-redstone-and-gold-type redstone conductance coil.
gollark: Reika's got a number for RF<->actual energy, I'm sure.
gollark: Well, if you want to rewrite it, do so...
gollark: GHCJS?
gollark: Anyway, you should just rewrite it, I'll probably either finish a kind of working version then forget about it months or never finish.

References
  1. "Rencontre avec James BKS, protégé d'Idris Elba et producteur tout-terrain". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. "James BKS Musique". wakhart (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. Bloom, Madison. "Q-Tip, Little Simz, and Idris Elba Join James BKS on New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. "Idris Elba Launches New Record Label 7Wallace Music, Announces French Artist James BKS as First Signing". Billboard. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. "BBC World Service - Focus on Africa, James BKS: A 'New Breed' of African music". BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  6. "BBC - Anderson .Paak Party Playlist". BBC. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. "AlloCine - James Edjouma". AlloCiné. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. "EN ÉCOUTE : Il est Français, il vient de signer sur le label d'Idriss Elba et il s'appelle James BKS". Clique.tv (in French). 13 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  9. "James BKS traîne avec Q-Tip". Nova (in French). Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  10. "Africa Day Benefit Concert". www.dstvafrica.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  11. "Idris Elba to host Africa Day Benefit Concert which features Stonebwoy, Manifest plus other African and global stars". MyJoyOnline.com. 23 May 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  12. "Awa Ly, Jawhar et James BKS en Concerts Volants". Arte.tv. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  27. (https://www.humanite.fr/musique-les-sages-poetes-de-la-rue-enfin-le-grand-retour-634422
  28. ; https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7022480/
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