▁to ▁national ▁recognition . ▁ ▁Career ▁Conc ern ed ▁by ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁evolution ▁of ▁his ▁country , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁long ▁before ▁T iken ▁Jah ▁was ▁writing ▁in cis ive ▁works ▁on ▁the ▁political ▁environment ▁in ▁C ô te ▁d ' I vo ire . ▁One ▁such ▁work ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁F éli x ▁Hou ph ou ë t - Bo igny ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁sur ge ▁of ▁popular ity ▁amongst ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁youth . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁F ak oly ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁international ▁appearance ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁T iken ▁Jah ▁F ak oly ▁plays ▁music ▁" to ▁w ake ▁up ▁the ▁cons ci ences ". ▁His ▁music ▁speak s ▁about ▁the ▁many ▁in just ices ▁done ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁his ▁country ▁and ▁Afr icans ▁in ▁general , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁inc iting ▁calls ▁for ▁pan - A fr ican ism ▁and ▁an ▁African ▁economic , ▁political ▁and ▁cultural ▁res urg ence . ▁As ▁such , ▁many ▁African ▁listen ers ▁feel ▁a ▁deep ▁aff inity ▁with ▁his ▁lyr ics ▁as ▁F ak oly ▁speak s ▁for ▁opp ress ed ▁people . ▁This ▁connection ▁has ▁helped ▁make ▁T iken ▁Jah ▁F ak oly ▁a ▁much - list ened ▁artist ▁throughout ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁rise ▁in ▁political ▁inst ability ▁and ▁x en oph ob ia ▁in ▁C ô te ▁d ' I vo ire ▁and ▁after ▁receiving ▁death ▁thre ats ▁due