Fra Fra Sound was founded in the late seventies by a group of Surinamese teenagers who gathered for weekly jam sessions in the Bijlmer (South East Amsterdam). Fra Fra means a mix, but also strange, different, mysterious, the invisible connection! 
During the following years Fra Fra Sound became a worldwide renowned band but always stayed loyal to their home base: the Surinamese community in Amsterdam.

Fra Fra Sound mixes jazz, African rhythms, dance music from the Caribbean and Surinamese kaseko together with a wide range of melodies, grooves and themes from different cultures in a jazz setting. Touring the world has allowed Fra Fra Sound to blend musical styles from various traditions into their own. Professor Michael Naylor (USA) attributes that to the uniqueness of Fra Fra Sound Sound.
Musical Fusion & Exchange: Fra Fra Sound (Dutch/Malian project) see video on the right.

During more than 45 years Fra Fra Sound has done concerts in more than 50 countries throughout Europe, the Caribbean, South America, Asia and the United States. One of the many highlights in the history of Fra Fra Sound was the performance for Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg (S.A.) at the World Environment Top 2002. The band has been a success on major international stages and festivals including some of the most important on a global level.

FraFra Sound performed a.o. at these stages and festivals:

Jazz à Ouaga – Burkina Faso
Zanzibar International Film Festival – Zanzibar
Saint Louis Jazzfestival – Senegal
Rawafid – Morocco
Arts Alive – South Africa
Histria Festival – Croatia
Mediawave Festival – Hungary
Miri Jazzfestival – Malaysia
Festival St.Luis Potosi – Mexico
Havanna Plaza Jazzfestival – Cuba
Ocho Rios Jazzfestival – Jamaica,
Surifesta – Suriname
Aruba Jazzfestival - Aruba
Chicago Worldmusic Festival - USA
Lotus Worldmusic Festival – USA
JVC Berlin Jazzfestival - Germany
Sfinks Festival – Belgium
Sofia Jazzpeak – Bulgaria
Sunsplash Festival – Austria
Canarias Jazzfestival – Canaria Islands / Spain
Dunya Festival – Rotterdam (NL)
North Sea Jazzfestival – Den Haag (NL)
Oerol – Terschelling (NL)