Magic System
Appearance
- For set of rules that magical effects follow in a fictional setting, see Magic system
Magic System | |
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Origin | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
Genres | Zouglou |
Years active | 1996–present |
Labels | Artop |
Members | Salif "Asalfo" Traoré Narcisse "Goude" Sadoua Étienne "Tino" Boué Bi Adama "Manadja" Fanny |
Magic System is an Ivorian musical group from Youpougon avec belle go. It was founded in 1996 and comprises Salif "Asalfo" Traoré, Narcisse "Goude" Sadoua, Étienne "Tino" Boué Bi, and Adama "Manadja" Fanny.
Magic System's recordings in the Zouglou dance style have featured in the charts throughout Africa (selling over 1.5 million CDs), the West Indies, and in France, where the band became one of the most popular modern African artists.[citation needed]
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | ||
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BEL (Vl) [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] |
FRA [3] | ||||
1997 | CRACEING8888 | — | — | — | ||
1999 | Premier Gaou | — | — | 19 | ||
2001 | Poisson d'Avril | — | — | — | ||
2003 | Un gaou à Paris | — | — | 73 | ||
2005 | Cessa kiè la vérité | — | 55 | 13 | ||
2007 | Ki Dit Mié | — | — | 25 | ||
2011 | Toutè Kalé | — | 35 | 7 | ||
2012 | D'Abidjan à Paris | — | 29 | 16 | ||
2014 | Africainement vôtre | 185 | 21 | 11 | ||
2015 | Radio Afrika | — | 74 | 25 |
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||||
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BEL (Vl) |
BEL (Wa) Ultratop [2] |
BEL (Wa) Ultratip [2] |
FRA [4] |
GER |
NED | POL [5] |
SWI | ||||||||
1997 | "Momo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Papitou | |||||
2001 | "1er Gaou" | — | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 30 | 1er Gaou | |||||
2003 | "Amoulanga" | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Un gaou à Paris" | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | Un gaou à Paris | ||||||
2004 | "Un gaou à Oran" (featuring Mokobé & AP fr 113 and Mohammed Lamine) |
— | 3 | — | 9 | — | 65 | — | 29 | Cessa kiè la vérité | |||||
2005 | "Bouger Bouger" (featuring Mokobé) |
— | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 38 | ||||||
2006 | "C'chô, ça brûle" (featuring Akil, Cheb Bilal & Big Ali) |
— | — | 2* | 4 | — | — | — | — | Single only | |||||
2007 | "Ki dit mié" | — | — | 2* | 8 | — | — | — | 96 | Ki dit mié | |||||
"On va samizé" (featuring Amine) |
— | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2008 | "Zouglou Dance - Joie de vivre" | — | 18 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 66 | ||||||
2009 | "Même pas fatigué !!!" (with Khaled) |
— | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 49 | Liberté (Khaled album) | |||||
2010 | "Ambiance à l'Africaine" | — | 28 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | Toutè Kalé | |||||
2011 | "Chérie Coco" (featuring Soprano) |
— | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 69 | ||||||
"La danse des magiciens" | — | 27 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2012 | "Tango Tango" | — | — | 12* | 99 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
2013 | "Mamadou" | — | — | 17* | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
2014 | "Magic in the Air" (featuring Chawki) |
10 | 1 | — | 3 | 34 | — | 20 | 23 | Africainement vôtre | |||||
"Tu es fou" | — | 46 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2015 | ""Sweet Fanta Diallo (Adieu soleil)" | — | — | 35 | 84 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||
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BEL (Wa) Ultratop [2] |
BEL (Wa) Ultratip [2] |
FRA [4] |
SWI | ||||
2003 | "On n'sait jaimais" (Leslie feat. Magic System & Sweety) |
— | 3* | 8 | 22 | Je suis et je resterai (Leslie album) |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.