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Salif | |
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| Also known as | Black Skin, Cash, Baracash, Fon |
| Born | Salif Fofana 1982 (age 42–43) |
| Origin | Boulogne-Billancourt, France |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Universal (France) |
Salif Fofana better known by the mononym Salif (born Salif Wonka in 1982), is a French rapper based in Boulogne-Billancourt of Malian and Guadeloupean origin. His musical career began at the age of thirteen when he and EXS formed the rap duo Nysay in 1995. [1] Salif released his first solo album, Tous Ensemble – Chacun Pour Soi, in 2001. To date he has released four studio albums, all of which have entered the Top 75 of the French albums chart. [2] His most commercially successful album so far was Curriculum Vital, which reached a peak position of #9 in the French chart in October 2009. [3]
