Machine translation from French, under review. The French text is authoritative.
Sultan, whose real name is Guy Djikoloum, is one of the leading figures of Chadian rap. He started out in 1993 with the group Les Komplices, then became the leader of Otentic, with whom he moved to Burkina Faso.
As a solo artist he released Ikun in 2008, Porte 7 in 2011 and Zaalan in 2016. He founded Micro Love, presented as N’Djamena’s first rap festival, and Ikun Culture, a production support organisation.
His titles as a "Child Soldier" earned him the status of United Nations Goodwill Ambassador.
Name
Guy Djikoloum
Start
1993 (The Komplices)
Solo albums
Ikun (2008), Gate 7 (2011), Zaalan (2016)
To be completed (not verified)
Sources differ on some dates (1993/1994 for his debut, 2011/2014 for Porte 7): the dates given by Music In Africa are used here.
