Galaxy High (a.k.a Babou Nian) is a man with an international background. Born in Sweden, he moved to his native country of Gambia (West Africa) when he was only a few months old. Growing up in a society where music played a large role and involved the entire community triggered his passion for music. He learned to play several of the traditional instruments and enjoyed break dancing with his older cousins.In 1989 he moved back to Sweden where he started to write poetry. When he moved to the area called "The Blue Hill" in Stockholm, known for its contributions to the Swedish Hip-Hop scene, he got involved in rapping. In 1995 the government granted his school with a recording studio in order to encourage the music creativity of the area. This meant free studio time which he took full advantage of - spending most of his free time making and recording songs and learning to produce music. Galaxy High recorded a demo and appeared on festivals and club venues all over Sweden. Two years later he joined a group called "The Hundreadz", established by two artists formerly signed to BMG records. The group had an electronic sound influenced by jazz and soul music. Their songs were critically acclaimed by the Swedish media and downloaded heavily by U.S college kids. Shortly after their success the group split up and went their separate ways. Galaxy High continued performing and recording and by 2003 he had featured on collaborations, mix tapes and songs released internationally and had also opened shows for artists such as Ghostface Killah and Jeru the Damaja and so on... After moving to London Galaxy High started to experiment with his beat making and developed a unique sound. His music today consists of jazz influenced beats blended with African spice. His lyrics cover a large variety of topics with some songs containing cultural, political and social subjects communicated in a lighthearted manner. He feels that being an artist is an opportunity to share thoughts and views with the public and it is vital to make people feel positive but also question themselves and the society in which they live. Galaxy High FactsIn 2004 he collaborated with Soul Supreme (a producer who has formerly worked with the likes of Pete Rock, Big Daddy Kane and Krs One) on the tracks Madness and Best Thing Jet. Between 2000 and 2002 Galaxy High performed at concerts featuring artists such as Redman, Group Home, Jeru the Damaja, The Roots, Wild Child (Lootpack) and Ghostface Killah etc... Reached the number one position with his group in Giddappa magazine in 2001, with the song Blackbugabee and where cited as "Hundreadz who are known for their majestic flow nailed a certain number one" Performed live on the program Xtra Touch on the Gambian television channel GRTS 2000. Performance broadcasted on Swedish television (SV2) in 2001. Featured on a track on the Navigators: Daily Life Illustrators album (1999 - CNR Music under Universal) that received a UK MTV Music Award. Received airplay on university radio stations around Stockholm with the song Broke Life in 1998. Performed at the 1998 summer festival organized by Stockholm's cultural departmentfor contact : [email protected]

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