associated_acts years_active label article_title name background birth_date genre origin birth_name
deep forest , michel sanchez , paul kwitek 1996 -- present sony bmg / existence music wes madiko
 wes solo_singer 15 january 1964 world , ambient , electronic motaba , cameroon wes madiko
wes madiko

wes madiko -lrb- born 15 january 1964 -rrb- , better known as wes , is a cameroonian musician .
he is probably best known among western audiences for `` in youpendi '' , a song from `` the lion king ii '' soundtrack , as well as work with deep forest and his own 1997 hit `` alane '' produced by michel sanchez as of late 2010 up until the present , he was working on a new project with electronic composer and producer paul kwitek .
2013 -- wes madiko becomes africa 's ambassador for michael jackson 's family foundation .
