Floby (musician)
Appearance
Florent Belemgnegré, also known by his stage name Floby, is a musician from the Kouritenga Province of Burkina Faso. He sings in the French and Mòoré languages.[1][2] His music uses African sounds such as the kora and djembe but also rap and electric guitar.[3] He received two Kundé awards each in 2007,[4] 2015[5] and 2016[6] and won the Golden Kundé in 2010.[7]
He is also known by the nicknames le King Zodanga, le Papa des Orphelins and le Kirikou d’Afrique.[8]
Discography
Studio albums
- Mam Sooré (My Way)[9] (2006)[4]
- Wuilgui Maam (Guide Me)[9] (2009)
- Wend'mi (2012)
- M'pengda Wendé (2015)
Extended Plays / Maxi singles
- Be Positif EP (2014)
Singles
- Tu me connais (You know me) (2016)[12]
References
- ^ "Africultures - Biographie de Belemyegré Floby".
- ^ "Floby – Yaa Ya Boin / Kinkigli (Burkina Faso)".
- ^ "Floby — Photos, statistiques, concerts, vidéos et écoute gratuite sur Last.fm". www.last.fm (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ a b "Floby :'ai été jeté à la rue" par ma famille | AbidjanTV.net". AbidjanTV.net. 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ ADZAFO, Roger. "Burkina Faso : Découvrez les lauréats du Kunde 2015 | Africa Top Success". Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "Kundés 2016 : Dicko Fils remporte le kundé d'or - News www.live.ci". www.live.ci. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "Les Kundé d'or - KUNDE". www.kunde.bf. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "FLOBY est devenu une entreprise". Afriyelba (in French). 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ a b "Distinctions - Floby". 2015-08-12. Archived from the original on 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
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- ^ "Découvrez le nouveau single de l'artiste burkinabè Floby (1)". RFI Musique (in French). 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2017-03-09.