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Fodé Baro was born in Kissidougou in the Kankan region of Guinea.
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His father, Ibrahim Khalil Baro, was a prominent islamic teacher (marabout) and his mother, Samatenin Touré, nurtured him with her fula (Peul) culture. Fodé's mixed origin (his father being malinké) broadened his horizon, but his first interest in music, inspired by the great and late Aboubacar Demba Camara (of Bembeya Jazz), was stopped by his family as both parents are of noble descent, who are not supposed to sing or make music.
In addition, the long tradition of his father's family in engaging in islamic teaching played a significant role in rejecting his musical activities. These activities, nevertheless, had already took off when he was a teenager and he played percussion, n'goni and guitar at various occasions including cocktail parties at the presidential palace.
Because of the difficulties with his family, Fodé quit school and left for Sierra Leone and Liberia. During those