What you need to know about Fantacee Wiz Camara.


Fantacee Wiz is a multiple award winning traditional folk singer from Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Fantacee began music as a member of the Voice of Children on UN Radio. She later joined a music group called Freetong Players International. Fantacee was appointed UNDP peace Ambassador during the 2007 Presidential and Parliamentary elections and the 2008 local government elections.

In 2011 she founded a music group called Sierra Unity Playas while in college studying ICT at SiliconPro. Fantacee has done a couple of campaigns such as 'Say No To Rape' and 'stop Violence Against Women'.

Fanta Kamara aka Fantacee Wiz is  a Sierra Leonean multiple award winning traditional folk singer born in Kabala and raised in Freetown . She has a background in ICT(IT) with a  passion for the performing arts .

Fantacee is the only traditional folk singer among the new school of recording artists in Sierra Leone.

An actor, dancer, designer, poet, radio presenter, children, civic and women ambassador, philanthropist, activist and a model.

The first singer to perform for inmates at both the Pademba Road and Special Court female prisons in Freetown.

The CEO and founder of Sierra Unity Playas(Theatre Company), Badenya Foundation and Fantacee Wiz Kollection.

She loves reading, watching crime and paranormal movies/documentaries. She is a naturalist, loves the beach and everything Mother Nature has to offer.

Fantacee dreams and aspires to be the first Sierra Leonean to win the Grammys.  She hopes for a world of peace and a Sierra Leone that encourages growth and development for women and girls.


We hear that you are the Queen of Folklore; we are here to hear every single detail!

 

I am passionate about my culture and tradition and wants to preserve what is left of our unique folklore and tradition through music. So I  blend cultural music with modern day contemporary music in a way that both the young and old can relate to and that has never happened in Sierra Leone. I am the first to do that.

 

Your work revolves around feminism and human rights, what does feminism mean to you?

To me it means be able to own my voice, body, actions and decisions without no discrimination or bearers. It’s about having a level playground for women in Sierra Leone and the world as a whole.

 

Do you think your mindset has anything to with the direction of your life?

Yes it does, my mindset is the driver of the vehicle which is my life.

 

Name three people in your industry that inspire you and why?

Amie Kallon, Late Janka Nabay(RIP) & Steady Bongo because  their love for Sierra Leonean cultural music and the consistency of their work is overwhelming.


What are you most curious about in life?

Tomorrow and what it will bring….

 

What do you think is the main problem that derails African entertainers?

It’s a few things: originality, consistency and poor marketing.

 

What is the most courageous thing that you have done in your life?

Share my  rape stories in a series.

 

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