Peter One

In the latter half of the 1980s, Peter One achieved mainstream success, both in his native Ivory Coast and much of Western Africa, as part of a duo with musical partner Jess Sah Bi. Their warm blend of melodic folk, rock, and Afro-pop owed as much to American influences like Simon & Garfunkel as it did to regional troubadours like G.G. Vickey. For a time they were immensely popular and released a pair of albums together before political unrest and economic circumstances caused One to immigrate to the U.S. in 1995. The music career he aspired to build in the States never materi...