Yannick Jean

Yannick Jean Zaire is a Dancehall/afrobeat artist whose sound is influenced by the likes of African legends such as Franco Luambo, 2face , Fela kuti and more .

Yannick was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the Mobutu era and few years later he moved to Nigeria where he developed his love for sounds.As a kid Yannick played drums in a gospel band which later gave him the opportunity to team up with Lagos island super producer Dyclau Kalonji also know as “DYC” to work on records. Yannick describes his style as the African humanistic concept "Ubuntu".For most of Yannick's lyrical contents speaks about love,oneness and how we can come together through music,in respective of our differences ,to be in the HERE and NOW. With his versatile style, Yannick has been able to work with well known African artist like Olamide, Vector tha viper and more.

Through his versatille style Yannick has managed to work with artist like Olamide Baddoo” ,Vector tha Viper ” ,BaseOne’ ,Makilla etc … presently Living with family  and schooling in The Netherlands.
A promising act to watch out  for in the global music world, he is on the come up with lovely songs like ,SHUGA and more…. watch out for Yannick if you are a lover of good music and support”.