Zouglou was born in the early 1990s among university students in Abidjan, who sang humorous and critical songs about hardship, politics and student life in French and Nouchi slang. Groups such as Les Parents du Campus started the movement, and Magic System later took it to international success.
Love Nwantiti
CKay
Last Last
Burna Boy
Rush
Ayra Starr
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Davido
Lonely At The Top
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