Stéphane Hamidou Doukouré (22 May 1974 – 12 October 2006), known professionally as "Douk Saga", was an Ivorian singer and the creator of Coupé-décalé music style alongside a dancing step.[1] He popularized the music genre all over Africa and Europe, his most popular song in early 2000's was "Sagacité".[2][3][4][5]
Biography
Douk Saga was (born 22 May 1974) at Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, died on October 12, 2006, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Music career
Douk Saga's musical style and dancing steps remained history in Europe and Africa. He was the creator of Coupé-décalé music style, popularized with its own dancing step, involving hand gests like "Afuka Fuka" and also had a flamboyant lifestyle.[3] In 2000's during Abidjan political crisis, Douk Saga's music was used to substitute war in Abidjan cum "Coupe" means (cut-off),[6] the music genre had been widely received worldwide by music lovers.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Jean-Philippe, Rémy . (October 17, 2006) lemonde.fr[1] (translated: Douk Saga, ivorian artist.) Accessed February 7, 2021
- ^ Bertrand, Lavaine. (January 8, 2021) rfimusique.com Coupé décalé tempo sulfureux (translated: Offbeat coupe, sulphurous tempo. ) Accessed February 7, 2021
- ^ a b "Douk Saga : 14 ans après sa mort, l'artiste reste dans la mémoire des mélomanes". 12 October 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08.
- ^ Kohlhagen, Dominik (2005). "Frime, escroquerie et cosmopolitisme". Politique Africaine. 100 (4): 92–105. doi:10.3917/polaf.100.0092.
- ^ Aliman, U. - Ou L'histoire Interdite Du Coupé-décalé Y1 - 2013 PB - Les Classiques Ivoiriens ER -
- ^ Carlucci, Paul. "Is Cote D'Ivoire's sounding its last beats?". www.aljazeera.com.
- ^ "Musique : l'éphémère gloire du coupé-décalé congolais | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
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