DJ Arafat Gets Royal Send-Off With Grand Funeral Concert.
People hold a portrait of late Ivorian singer DJ Arafat as others take pictures during his funerals at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on August 30, 2019. SIA KAMBOU / AFPTens of thousands of fans of Ivorian singer DJ Arafat, star of the hugely popular musical style “coupe-decale” who died this month in a motorbike accident, gave him a spectacular send-off at the country’s main stadium early on Saturday.
Before the ceremony, Ivorian Culture Minister Maurice Bandaman conferred on him the national order of cultural merit for “his immense contribution to the artistic radiance” of Ivory Coast. Coupe-decale originated in the bars of the lively Rue Princesse in the working-class Yopougon district of Abidjan and clubs and spread across West Africa.DJ Arafat was due to be buried in the Williamsville cemetery in the working-class Adjame district.
“He toured the studios to learn, he was curious about everything,” said Franck Alcide Kacou, label and publishing manager of Universal Music Africa, a subsidiary of the multinational Vivendi, which produced DJ Arafat’s work from 2013.
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