Fode baro biography of donald

Born in a Fulani-Mandingo notable family of the city of Kankan, where many griots come from, Fodé Baro is the exception to the rule according which, only griots can make music in Guinea.
From his early childhood, Fodé Baro is enchanted by the talent of the one called “the dragon of African song” aka Aboubacar Demba Camara, outstanding guinean artist from the 70s.

As a teenager, Fode excels in the artistic subjects such as theatre and music… and starts playing n’goni and guitar. But for his parents, a young man of his rank cannot tarnish with artists; it would be a humiliation for the family.

But young Fodé is already stubborn.

He drops out of school at the beginning of the 80s and escapes to Sierra Leone, then to Liberia.

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There he is accommodated by a French catholic priest who teaches him music. And, for almost five years, although he is a muslim, Fodé Baro runs chants and canticles during catholic masses.
His family finally forgives him and Fodé returns to Guinea in 1985 where