Lionel Loueke

Lionel Loueke (born 27 April 1973) is a guitarist and vocalist born in Benin.He moved to Ivory Coast in 1990 to study at the National Institute of Art.He attended the American School of Modern Music in Paris, France from 1994–1998.In 1999, Loueke was awarded a scholarship to Berklee College of Music, where he earned a degree in Jazz Performance in 2000.