Their debut album Bloom Inside sold nearly 5,000 copies.
In 2002, he formed the group Gwayav' with four of his friends, musicians and surfers. The album had a peak at number five in August 2009. He is mainly known for the song 'Lady Melody' Born in Africa, Tom Frager grew up in Guadeloupe where he became the most successful local surfer of his generation. After the success of this first single from the album Better Days, a new single, "Give Me That Love", was scheduled to be released. Tom Frager (born Jin Africa) is an songwriter and performer in the group Gwayav, and is also ten time champion surfer in Guadeloupe. The song was also number-one on the French digital chart. Tom Frager & Gwayav' gave almost 400 concerts in a period of seven years.įrager achieved national notability in September 2009 with his song "Lady Melody", which entered the French singles chart at number-one and stayed there for four weeks. He was on stage alongside Alpha Blondy, Toots & the Maytals, Patrice, Groundation, Sizzla, Sublime Tribute, the People of the Grass and performed on major festivals such as French Francofolies of La Rochelle or the Extravagance of Biarritz. His influences range from reggae by Bob Marley to rock by Sublime and pop soul by Jason Mraz.įrager co-wrote with other artists, like Tom Curren and Keziah Jones' guitarist Amen Viana. Tom Frager mixed pop, rock, reggae, ska and jazz with original melodies and broken rhythm.
He joined the team of France and, with his guitar, wrote songs during his travels around the world for competitions. He moved to metropolitan France in 2000 and lived in Bordeaux.
Born in Senegal, Tom Frager grew up in Guadeloupe where he became the most successful local surfer of his generation.