James BKS is a unique artistic figure, that goes without saying. His music, like his person - two inseparable entities as they reflect each other - are the fruit of an unusual initiatory journey, between acceptance of Cameroonian roots long ignored and the discovery of an innate talent for music production. A unique and singular entity, James BKS’s project reflects his passage from the shadows, as a producer, to light, as an artist in his own right.
A producer for a time, he developed his paw and cut his teeth with renowned urban figures; an artist today, he relies on independence by setting up his structure, a creative house welcoming his own artistic compositions.
Proud ambassador of the latter, James embodies him for all the reasons that have made him the artist he is today, starting with the unexpected reunion with his biological father, Manu Dibango.
And it is this trigger that makes James compose his music as he lives his identity, between hip-hop sounds, African percussions and pop melodies. A music that sounds like the meeting point between all the cultures that have nourished it, between traditional African rhythms and choirs and avant-garde urban sounds.
