FineBoy

Biography

Elisee Akowendo, aka FineBoy, is a Franco-African singer-songwriter, drummer and producer from Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Growing up surrounded by some of the country's most popular jazz, gospel and reggae performers, he's since created his own genre of music which he refers to as “TRADI-TRAP” — a mix of Afro and ethnic beats put to folkloric sounds and vocalizing melodies, paired with rap and gospel. In 2006, he took part in a musical program in Israel, which led him to eventually settle down there, where he formed his own Afro Gospel band, the Groove Ambassadors, a collective of dancers and musicians from around the world.