AKEÏKOI group was founded in 2000 as a group originally called "From AKEÏKOI Connection," connection of two groups: Caline Georgette and Yelemba Abidjan. This training is based on the meeting between the brothers Liven, originating in the "From", area located between Nantes and Angers and Lassina Coulibaly, whose headquarters is located in "Akeïkoi" in the suburbs of Abidjan.
Rock band speed and funk, Caline Georgette has marked those who saw him on stage by his tone, his rage and originality. Caline Georgette is more than 4000 concerts between 1992 and 1995 in Europe or France, with a very noticeable benefit to the Printemps de Bourges in 1993. Sounds takers at heart, committed and talented musicians, after their first album "The Nails", the three brothers Livenais work with numerous musicians of different influences, interest in world music and travel frequently to Africa. In 1994, they met the Togolese singer Jimi Hope and will be with him a few concerts in France, including the Francofolies de La Rochelle and a tour in Togo and Benin in 1995. With Jimi Hope, they recorded "Sooner or later," essential disc collector already announcing the birth of an African rock in which it already receives an idea from another fusion of cultures.
It is in the district of Abidjan "Akeïkoi" that Lassina Coulibaly, versatile artist original Senufo and initiated by his teachers, moved to form the troupe Yelemba in 1995, with the help of the association Nantes Planet tam-tam. Between tradition and modernity, and revisits the works Yelemba large repertoire of ethnic Côte d'Ivoire. Musicians, dancers, singers, actors and exceptional, these artists present their complete performances in Europe and internationally. Five of these musicians (Ivory Coast, Guinea and Burkina Faso) led by Chief Harouna Dembélé drummer of the band, explore new avenues within Akeïkoi, bringing their traditional songs and rhythms (in Senoufou, Dyula), drums with skins tense and other balafon and sacred instruments rarely heard in the world, such as boloyes. This laboratory sound leaves much room for performance, dance and spectacle.
After several years of mutual discovery and adaptation among members of the musical collective's debut album Akeïkoi "Binkafô" released in 2002 under Off-label standards Productions, followed by a national tour in 2003 and 2004. "Binkafô" will be album of the encounter between two worlds will coexist, that of raw rock and African music. The recording will be made live in and the group will emerge even more experienced.
The conflict in Ivory Coast would disrupt and weaken the group's work for 2 years, but the depth of the project, the creative force and determination will allow musicians Akeïkoi to resurface, with an undeniable artistic maturity and strong motivation to bring their projects in front of scenes from around the world. This change made in 2006 was characterized by a change in training (lighter with a base of 8 musicians) and musical identity, marked by a subtle balance between powerful rock and afro, as evidenced by their latest maxi, 200th outlet in June and announced the forthcoming album due in March 2010.
