Douk Saga
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
[edit]Douk Saga was (born 22 May 1974) at Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, died on October 12, 2006, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Music career
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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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