 Ismael Isaac Issiaka Diakite, also known as Ismael Isaac grew up in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in the poor part of town called Treichtown. Musically speaking, he was strongly influenced by another boy, Seydou Kone, better known as reggae artist Alpha Blondy, who sang in the local Dioula tongue. Young Issiaka became a member of the Les Freres Keita singing group and made three successful Ivorian cassettes with them.
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