Arts + Culture
Korhogo cloth: the painted Senufo textiles of northern Côte d’Ivoire
Korhogo cloth comes from the Senufo region of northern Côte d'Ivoire. Hand-woven cotton strips are sewn together and…
Côte d’Ivoire
Arts + Culture
MASA: the Abidjan market where African performers meet the world’s programmers
The Marché des Arts du Spectacle d'Abidjan, known as MASA, has brought African musicians, dancers and theatre companies…
Music
Ernesto Djédjé: the Ivorian creator of ziglibithy who died at the peak of his fame
Ernesto Djédjé fused the rhythms of the Bété people with funk and Congolese guitar to create ziglibithy, the…
Music
White handkerchiefs and “200% Zoblazo”: Meiway, the Ivorian who named a dance style
Meiway, born Frédéric Désiré Ehui in Grand-Bassam in 1962, pioneered zoblazo, an Ivorian dance style. His hits include…
Music
The king of coupé-décalé died at 33: DJ Arafat and the stadium that sang for him all night
Ivorian star DJ Arafat, born Ange Didier Houon and known as the king of coupé-décalé, crashed his motorbike…