Meet our Woman Crush for this week, Fantacee Wiz.

Fantacee Wiz is a Sierra Leonean multiple award winning Folksinger, Poet, Activist, Actor, Filmmaker, Entrepreneur, Fashion Designer & Children’s Ambassador born in Kabala. Raised in Freetown where she finished high school went to college and studied ICT (IT), Fantacee Wiz is one of the only traditional folk singers among the new school of recording artists in Sierra Leone.

She’s the first spoken words poet in Sierra Leone to release a spoken words EP in Sierra Leone that’s available on E-Market titled “Kule (My Voice)” in November 2019.

Fantacee Wiz created her own genre of music because she’s passionate about her culture and tradition and wants to preserve what is left of the unique folklore and tradition through music. She blends cultural music with modern day contemporary music in a way that both the young and old can relate to. She released her debut albums in March 2020 titled “A Walk Home”.

Since her official entering into the music industry in 2013, she has worked with people like Dallas Bantan, Camouflage, Jimmy B, Shine De God son, Ragga Spice, Drizilik, etc.

Fantacee Wiz is one if not the only Traditional folk singer in Sierra Leone New school Music. She is an actress, dancer, designer, Poet, Children’s Ambassador, Activist and a part-time model. The first musician to perform for inmates inside the Pademba Road Prison and also the Special Court female prison in Freetown.

She have couple of campaigns going on with her music career which is “Say No To Rape” and “stop Violence Against Women” and she’s well known for her love for women and children and charity work.

Her work has been recognized several times, some of the awards include Best Musician – Youth Excellence Awards 2013, Best Female MC- Online Elites 2013, Best Female Artist- Young Leaders Awards 2015, Best Female Artist- Koinadugu Achievers Awards 2015, Best Female Activist- Koinadugu Achievers Awards 2015.