Ezékiel Wendtoin Nikiema[1] (born 1991), also known as Ezé Wendtoin or mononymously as Ezé, is a musician and activist from Burkina Faso who lives in Dresden. Wendtoin has released 3 studio albums, on which he sings in German, French, and Mooré, and plays drums and guitar.[2] Wendtoin has founded two non-profit organisations and organised the BurkinAfro Festival in Dresden in 2022.[2][3]
Ezé Wendtoin | |
|---|---|
 Wendtoin performing in 2022 | |
| Born | Ezékiel Wendtoin Nikiema 1991 (age 32–33) |
| Musical career | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Trikont, Nikiema Roots Music |
| Website | www |
Life and career
editWendtoin was born in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1991.[4] He learnt German at school, and obtained a bachelor's degree in Germanistics from the University of Ouagadougou.[5] Wendtoin moved to Germany in 2015 to study a master's degree at TU Dresden.[4]
In Dresden Wendtoin began playing music with collective Banda Internationale.[4] In 2019 his cover version of anti-fascist song "Sage Nein!", written by Konstantin Wecker, brought him wider recognition within Germany.[6] German actors Kida Khodr Ramadan and Frederick Lau appeared in the music video.[7]
Wendtoin's debut album Inzwischen Dazwischen was released in August 2019 on Munich label Trikont Musikverlag.[8] Trikont also released Wendtoin's second album Heute Hier Morgen Deutsch in July 2022.[9] In August 2024 Wendtoin's third album Schwarz Wurde Ich was released on his own label Nikiema Roots Music.[10][11]
Discography
editAlbums
- Inzwischen Dazwischen (2019, Trikont)
- Heute Hier Morgen Deutsch (2022, Trikont)
- Schwarz Wurde Ich (2024, Nikiema Roots Music)
Singles
- "Sage Nein!" (2019, Trikont)
References
edit- ^ "Über Ezé" [About Ezé], eze-music.com (in German), retrieved 2024-09-15
- ^ a b "Making Music - Connecting Communities", Durham University, retrieved 2024-09-15
- ^ "Ezé: "Deutschland ist eine postmigrantische Gesellschaft, ich darf hier Zuhause sein."", Westdeutscher Rundfunk, 2024-06-13, retrieved 2024-09-15
- ^ a b c "Ezé Wendtoin – Visiting Artist from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso", Ohio State University, retrieved 2024-09-15
- ^ Martin Böttcher (2019-07-02), "Von Ouagadougou nach Dresden", Deutschlandfunk Kultur (in German), retrieved 2024-09-15
- ^ "Der Song ist ein viraler Hit und erreicht über die sozialen Netzwerken Millionen von Menschen!" "Ezé Wendtoin & Just People – Sage Nein (Konstantin Wecker Cover)", Listen to Berlin Awards (in German), retrieved 2024-09-15
- ^ "Sage nein!", Junge Welt (in German), 2019-05-03, retrieved 2024-09-15
- ^ Juliane Reil (2019-08-28), ""Braun-Blau zu wählen, ist keine Alternative für Deutschland"", Deutschlandfunk (in German), retrieved 2024-09-15
- ^ Victor Efevberha (2022-07-11), "Deutschester sein", Neues Deutschland, retrieved 2024-09-15
- ^ Erik Prochnow (2024-08-22), "Schwarz Wurde Ich (review)", folker.world (in German), retrieved 2024-09-15
- ^ "Selbstgegründetes Label „NIKIEMA ROOTS MUSIC“ in Deutschland, zunächst für Releases meiner eigenen Musik!" eze_offiziell (2024-04-23), "Nikiema Roots Music" post on Wendtoin's Instagram, retrieved 2024-09-15
External Links
edit- Ezé Wendtoin discography at Discogs