Fofo Skarfo

Fofo Skarfo is a Togolese artist, with an initial background as a rapper. He has been building his solo career since 2015, after a few years evolving within the groups Out Zone and then La Source. Marking his new presence on the music scene with the single Balle perdue, the artist is now working on a debut album.

Titled 13 Janvier in reference to his date of birth, the album is hailed by critics and audiences alike as one of the best projects of 2018. Featuring a variety of sensational tracks, including Alolekeo, Petit Pays, Agomayi and the Nobody collaboration with legend King Mensah. Now a classic of Togolese music, the opus attracts several nominations and awards at the All Music Awards and Heroes. In 2019 and 2020, he performs live on stage at the Institut Français du Togo. This album reveals all the artist's qualities and musical versatility. It reveals Fofotché as a singer, artistic director and outstanding performer.

At the beginning of 2021, Fofo Skarfo is working on new musical territories. Testing his limits on various sounds, an organic patchwork between Afrofunk, Afrobeats and acoustics that he calls Afro Eclec'. He collaborates with several artists from Togo and the continent. The result is the mixtape VOYÂGES, Volume 1. A project that definitively marks his transition from hip-hop to a greater eclecticism. Released in November, VOYÂGES was enthusiastically received. In April 2022, the artist held an elaborate live concert around the concept. A memorable performance, an artistic universe and an immersive scenography consecrate the image of Fofo Skarfo who assumes his own artistic direction. The project was a complete success.

From one project to the next, various elements weld together and bring coherence to the artist's work. Lyrically, his major territories of expression remain the quest for self, identity, love and the socio-political realities of Togo and the continent. A powerful, symbolically rich video accompanies his music, created with director Dodo Adogli, and is Fofo Skarfo's other marker of originality.

Today, he continues to work behind the scenes on new musical proposals, taking a step back from trends. His credo is to seek, explore and create something new, something different. "What I want is to create something new. I want people to listen to me and say, ‘This guy brings something different, something new’," he says.)