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

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Douk Saga was (born 22 May 1974) at Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, died on October 12, 2006, in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Music career

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Jean-Philippe, Rémy . (October 17, 2006) lemonde.fr[1] (translated: Douk Saga, ivorian artist.) Accessed February 7, 2021
  2. ^ Bertrand, Lavaine. (January 8, 2021) rfimusique.com Coupé décalé tempo sulfureux (translated: Offbeat coupe, sulphurous tempo. ) Accessed February 7, 2021
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Kohlhagen, Dominik (2005). "Frime, escroquerie et cosmopolitisme". Politique Africaine. 100 (4): 92–105. doi:10.3917/polaf.100.0092.
  5. ^ Aliman, U. - Ou L'histoire Interdite Du Coupé-décalé Y1 - 2013 PB - Les Classiques Ivoiriens ER -
  6. ^ Carlucci, Paul. "Is Cote D'Ivoire's sounding its last beats?". www.aljazeera.com.
  7. ^ "Musique : l'éphémère gloire du coupé-décalé congolais | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.