There are two different known artists that go by Toofan.

1) Toofan … Read Full Bio ↴There are two different known artists that go by Toofan.

1) Toofan Ataee (Persian: طوفان عطایی), Astara, Iran - 2012 L.A. US, an Iranian-American pop star.

2) Toofan is a musical group founded in 2005 in Togo composed of Mastajust and Barabas.

They are childhood friends who grew up together: Masterjust (Fatowou Kossivi Sourou), mixer of the group, Barabas (Blaise Mensah Ayaho) known as “The Magician”, rapper of the group, and Allone (Akue Goeh Adote), singer and mixer.

Being three at the start of their career, they now form a duo composed of Masterjust and Barabas, Allone having emigrated to Europe where he continues his musical career. They are the authors of the concept “ogbragada” which is a musical mixture of hip-hop and African rhythm in general and Togolese in particular.

In 2006, on the occasion of Togo's participation in the World Cup, the trio composed an anthem for the national team, the Eperviers du Togo titled Eperviers Ogbragada. The same year, after the departure of the third member Allone, the duo Master Just and Barabas launched a new concept: “cool-catché”. The instrumental and choreography were new in the West African musical sphere. The group is also known for a new concept, “Gweta”, which appeared in 2013 and whose gestures aim to “dodge the jealous”. The Gweta is a collective creation between Toofan and the group Tach Noir.

The group composed the anthems for the 2012 and 2015 African Cup of Nations. The group signed with Universal Music France in 2017. Toofan was awarded as best African pop artist and best African group at the All Africa Music Awards 2017, then as best African group and best French-speaking artist at the All Africa Music Awards 2018. In 2023 they were awarded Best West African Artist/Group at the Jayli awards.

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Toofan Lyrics

Wa! (Wa) wa! (Wa)
Wa! (Wa) waaaaaaaa!

Kofi, ami d'enfance, est parti America
Abdoulaye, cousin de moi lui parti Europa
À leur retour au pays
Ils ont apporté beaucoup dollars
À leur retour au pays
Ils ont apporté beaucoup euros
C'est seulement comme ça que la

Vie de l'homme peut changer
Ma famille give me conseil: ''
Mon enfant, toi aussi, parti là bas ''

Oh la vie là bas la vie là bas
La vie là bas oh la vie là bas
N'est pas facile, la vie là bas
Moi, j'ai quitté mon Africa
And I go to america
Moi, j'ai quitté mon Africa
And I go to america
Moi, j'ai quitté mon Africa
And I go to europa
Moi, j'ai quitté mon Africa
And I go to europa oh la vie là bas
La vie là bas la vie là bas
Oh la vie là bas
N'est pas facile, la vie là bas
Combien sont-ils partis? (Euh)
Combien a-t-on perdu? (Euh)
Combien vivent ce rêve, ou
Bien, pour d'autres, ce cauchemar?
(Euh) les intellos te quittent (Ah)
Ils partent en équipe (Oui)
L'Occident les attire
On a des entrées clandestines

Braver les interdit's (Oh oh weh oh)
Les barbelés, défier la mer (Ah ah ah ah)
A-t-on besoin de prendre le risque
(Oh oh weh oh)
Où plutôt rester voir pleurer nos mères?
(Ah ah ah ah)

Oh la vie là bas la vie là bas
La vie là bas oh la vie là bas
N'est pas facile, la vie là bas
Moi, j'ai quitté mon Africa
And I go to america
Moi, j'ai quitté mon Africa
And I go to america
Moi, j'ai quitté mon Africa
And I go to europa
Moi, j'ai quitté mon Africa
And I go to europa oh la vie là bas
La vie là bas la vie là bas
Oh la vie là bas
N'est pas facile, la vie là bas

Wa! (Wa) wa! (Wa)

Wa! (Wa) wa! (Wa)

Wa! (Wa) wa! (Wa)

Wa! (Wa) wa! (Wa)

Braver les interdit's (Oh oh weh oh)
Les barbelés, défier la mer (Ah ah ah ah)
A-t-on besoin de prendre le risque
(Oh oh weh oh)
Où plutôt rester voir pleurer nos mères?
(Ah ah ah ah)

Oh la vie là bas la vie là bas
La vie là bas oh la vie là bas
N'est pas facile, la vie là bas
Oh la vie là bas la vie là bas
La vie là bas oh la vie là bas
N'est pas facile, la vie là bas

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