Khanzaï is a musical, writer, composer and performer from Burkina Faso. Passionate about poetry and music, gifted with an exceptionele voice and a great guitarist, Khanzaï has truly developed his own style which can be termed tradi-moderrn He draws from the sonority of Burkina Faso to combine it with acoustic guitar, harmonica, calebas, bendré, flutes and djembé.

2008 Musical director and musician in  ‘Babemba’ for Faso Danse Theatre

2007 : Musical composition with ‘les Chérubins de la Cathédrale’ for the opening ceremony of Fespaco

2006 : Café concert with Madeni Kiénou in french cltural center in Ouagadougou.

2006-2004 : Vocalist in the JOB (Jazz Orchestra du Burkina), founded by Rido Bayonne

2004 : Residency and creation with Jean-Philippe Rykiel in Paris

2003 : Performed for the closing ceremony of the Fespaco

2002 :  laureate of the ‘National week of Culture’ in the category modern composition

Composer and musician in the piece ‘Weeleni’, commissioned by the Company Salia nï Seydou

2001 : Closing ceremony of the Fespaco festival - the Pan-African film festival

2000 : Coming out of his first album ‘Saaga’

Musical composer for Ibsen’s ‘Un ennemi du people’ directed by Théa Steable.

Laureate of the ‘National week of Culture’ in the category vedette de la chanson moderne

1998 : Tour of Southern Burkina Faso with the  ‘Caravane du Sahel’

First live concert at french cultural center in Ouagadougou

1997 : Artistic Director of Company Alliance Zoodo which developes research in neo-traditional music.

1995 : Participates in the event ‘Rencontre au Sahel’ organised by french cultural center in Ouagadougou.

1994 : Member of Mamadou Mara Diabaté’s band and  Benda Band

1993-1992 : Debut of Khanzaï’s solo career