Born barely five years ago in Yopougon – the poorest, but also the liveliest area of Ivory Coast's economic capital Abidjan – Biama has got the whole of Ivorian youth dancing. Faster than coupé-décalé,…
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Fuelled by TikTok and street dance battles, the coupé-décalé offshoot is latest expression of Côte d’Ivoire’s pop culture
Nacido en los barrios populares de Abiyán y creado por niños y adolescentes, este baile se ha convertido en un fenómeno cultural…
Music and fashion from the 1960s and 1970s, once symbols of Côte d'Ivoire's post-independence economic and cultural boom, are…
Favoured by the likes of Beyoncé and Aya Nakamura, Ivory Coast fashion is wooing the world stage, thanks in part to showcasing on…
Two Ivorian archivists are documenting bygone eras in music and pop culture for younger African generations
In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim chats with British Afrobeats superstar Afro B. He is the brains…
