Capricorns. Born in Ivory Coast in 1953, Alpha Blondy grew to be one of the worlds most popular reggae acts throughout the 80s and 90s. Alpha Blondy continues to fight for peace and unity all around the world through music. 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An altercation with the Ivorian ambassador in New York led to his arrest when he returned home to the Ivory Goad; there a fight with a policeman led to jail and finally a stint in the Bingerville asylum in Abidjan. His new album Revolution had a lighter, gentler sound; this album featured cellos in the instrumentation, and the line-up included veteran Ivory Coast singer Aicha Kone. In 1996, Blondy released a hits compilation and went back into the studio to record the album Grand Bassam Zion, singing in six languages: Malinke; Arabic; French; English;Ashanti and Wolof. Reggae Singer. He studied English read more View full artist profile Similar Artists Play all Tiken Jah Fakoly 136,302 listeners Israel Vibration 325,679 listeners Groundation 321,162 listeners BIG UP. His parents sent him to study English in Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia, in 1973. Well, nowadays there are a lot of weird fetishes that we cant even keep track of Kenyans on Twitter woke up to an explicit video that has since gone viral. Alpha Blondy 2007.07.12 002.jpg. Fally Ipupa) - Kanou.mp3, Alpha Blondy - Ne Tirez Pas Sur L' Ambulance.mp3, Alpha Blondy - Peace In Liberia - WOMAD 2011 Charlton Park.mp3, Alpha Blondy - Whole Lotta Love [Official Video].mp3, Alpha Blondy Tere (Live) - Afrique Etoile Plus Spciale Reggae.mp3, Alpha BlondyMister Grande GueuleLive Paris Znith.mp3, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). The horns were powerful, the soul sisters were movingand Alpha is a a showman with a great message. Alpha Blondy celebrated 20 years as a recording artist with the 2002 release of CD MERCI, featuring Ophelie Winter and Saian Supa Crew, which earned him a 2003 Grammy Award nomination for "Best Reggae Album". Booking : alphablondydigital@gmail.com I didn't know a single one of his songs, I don't speak French, and yet I'm happy to inform you this band is amazing. His parents sent him to study English in Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia, in 1973. He honours his homeland by performing a number of songs in his native language of Dioula as well as French and English through the night. But as his health recovered he recorded the album Dieu ("God"), on which he appears more spiritual and religious, on tracks such as "Heal Me", about his illness and recovery. "Twin City Mafia" evokes Shasha Marley's early days growing up in the shanty towns of Accra, Ghana. Ivorian reggae legend Alpha Blondy got married in a private ceremony this past weekend. World musician Seydou Kon better known as Alpha Blondy is originally from the Ivory Coast although his authentic reggae sounds feel very Jamaican indeed. Bands everywhere play it, even if it's not their principal style, and every major African city houses full-time reggae bands. A recent example is his single Who Are You with Ophlie Winter against antipersonnel mines. Unfortunately there are no concert dates for Alpha Blondy scheduled in 2023. This edition's lineup will feature sets from Alpha Blondy and The Solar System, Kanka, Vanupie, Taiwan MC, Rakoon and more. On 13 June 2010, a large crowd was allowed into a Blondy concert in the Ivory Coast to celebrate the peace and unity of the country. Alpha now reaches out further with the newly created not-for-profit, non-government, non-political, charitable foundation, Alpha Blondy Jah Glory Foundation, which works towards ending social injustice and generational poverty by giving people the tools that they need to help themselves. Back home in 1985, Blondy went into the studio to record "Apartheid is Nazism", a call for the end of apartheid. His CD Jah Victory was released July 2007. He strongly believes in helping the poor (Jah Glory), and also that children should not be hurt. WebDesign 2011-2012 Denny Camargo, All content and images 2004-2012 owned by. He has also participated at many humanitarian and charity concerts, such as the concert in Senegal in March 2006 for the eradication of Malaria in Africa (where he appeared along with many other celebrities). It was she who gave him the nickname "Blondy", a version of the Dioula word for "bandit', after he was thrown out of school for forming his first band. Blondy has also been an important influence on other African reggae artists such as Ismal Isaac.[7]. Media in category "Alpha Blondy" The following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. Alpha Blondy Fans Also Viewed . Required fields are marked *. Overcrowded conditions at the concert resulted in at least 20 people being injured, two of whom died. 70 Year Olds. But as his health recovered he recorded the album Dieu ("God"), on which he appears more spiritual and religious, on tracks such as "Heal Me", about his illness and recovery. Girls. the soul m'anime that. His CD Jah Victory was released July 2007. He added the name 'Alpha", which means "beginning or "first; hence his name means "first bandit. The gradual build up in their songs and the eventual smash when that big part comes is pretty great to experience first hand. He drew his arguments and inspiration from his own diverse knowledge of the Bible, the Quran, and the Torah. B.B. [9] He made great efforts to bring about a peaceful solution to his country's political and physical division which was a result of an attempted coup in 2001. The Foundation strives to create and implement grassroots programs at the village level, such as the Women's Self-Sufficiency Micro Loan Program, to teach women who are caring for multiple orphans how to start and manage their own business, to better provide for their families, as well as other sustainable projects, such as the Tafari-Genesis Retreat Camp for Children (Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso). I have loved and enjoyed the music of Alpha Blondy for years now, and will continue listening to my cassette tapes.However, what was missing was The Solar System. King Blues Club and Grill - New York, Alpha blonde was in rare form - energetic and more in tune with the music Born the first of eight children Kon was raised by his grandmother and her peers until 1962 when he moved to join his father in Odienn, later joining the Cte dIvoire Students' Movement. He advocates for unity inspired by the Bible, the Quran, and the Torah. 25 Feb/23. One of his songs, Brigadier Sabari is from the album. Search the history of over 797 billion Alpha Blondy 2007.07.12 004.jpg. He strongly believes in helping the poor (Jah Glory), and also that children should not be hurt. Alpha Blondy is a reggae singer and international recording artist from Ivory Coast. On 13 June 2010, a large crowd was allowed into a Blondy concert in the Ivory Coast to celebrate the peace and unity of the country. He made great efforts to bring about a peaceful solution to his country's political and physical division which was a result of an attempted coup in 2001. Mon nouvel album "Human Race" New Album!!Roots,Rock,Reggae!! The Alpha Blondy concert was amazing. Rizqi Safitri Alpha whose real name is Seydou Kon, Blondy. On 19 July 2009, Blondy performed at New York's Central Park before a crowd of many native Africans, Jamaicans, and Americans. I would travel to see this jamming, tight band. Over the years, Africa has produced superstar reggae talent, as well, notably Alpha Blondy of Ivory Coast and the late Lucky Dube of South Africa. Aelissa was showing off her growing baby bump at that time. Seydou was involved in multiple altercations before returning to the Ivory Coast where he encountered further trouble until he reunited with his childhood friend, Fulgence Kassi, who had become a noted television producer. He was raised by his grandmother who imparted knowledge from the Koran as well as traditional Dioula morality. [4] Alpha Blondy became a big star in Abidjan with his African twist of Reggae music, becoming in the eyes of his fans "the Bob Marley of Africa". Tiken Jah Fakoly has emphasized the griot's role in criticizing injustice and wrongdoing, a practice that eventually forced him to go into exile for political reasons in 2002. Roots,Rock,Reggae! 2023. The Foundation strives to create and implement grassroots programs at the village level, such as the Women's Self-Sufficiency Micro Loan Program, to teach women who are caring for multiple orphans how to start and manage their own business, to better provide for their families, as well as other sustainable projects, such as the Tafari-Genesis Retreat Camp for Children (Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso). He became famous and was named Bob Marley of Africa. Alpha Blondy, like Bob Marley, is spiritual, political, and positive. Alpha Blondy 013 Tilburg.jpg 1,800 1,169; 159 KB. These cookies do not store any personal information. Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old? A successor of Alpha Blondy in Ivory Coast, Tiken Jah Fakoly is a griot, a traditional Mande bard and historian. been to a lot.looking forward to see him again. This was clearly a very mediocre pick up band with nomevdence of cohesion.This is I believe is because the support for Reggae music in NYC will not support the expenses of a traveling band. Your email address will not be published. Than ever, I have loved and enjoyed the music of Alpha Blondy for years now, and will continue listening to my cassette tapes.However, what was missing was The Solar System. Songkick is the first to know of new tour announcements and concert information, so if your favorite artists are not currently on tour, join Songkick to track Alpha Blondy and get concert alerts when they play near you, like 52628 other Alpha Blondy fans. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Deaths reported at Ivory Coast Alpha Blondy concert", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alpha_Blondy&oldid=1130836825, BLP articles lacking sources from March 2016, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox musical artist with associated acts, BLP articles lacking sources from May 2017, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, "Brigadier Sabari" satirical lyrics about, "Cocody Rock" has become an Alpha Blondy anthem, "Jerusalem" a call for peace. He performs in many humanitarian as well as charity concerts. This was the beginning of his real career as a musician, and he began to use the name "Alpha Blondy". I have seen Alpha Blondy live three times. Blondy's respect for all religions and the spirituality he derives from them can be heard on the tracks God is One or Jerusalem where he sang for unity among all religions in 1986. Blondy was involved in severalfights which made him return to Ivory Coast. Ce sont: Dieu, le reggae et la politique. At this point, he was continuously touring. Alpha Blondy was born Sedou Kone in Dimbokro, Ivory Coast. In 1974, Seydou moved to New York where he majored in English at Hunter College and the Columbia University American Language Program because he wanted to be a teacher. It features Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, as well as Tyrone Downie formerly of Bob Marley and the Wailers. This young artist from Guinea-Bissau puts the "African" in African reggae. It especially hopes to bring joy and hope to children who have been affected by civil wars, former child soldiers, and those who suffer from chronic life-threatening illnesses, such as sickle-cell anemia, malaria, asthma, etc. The 67-year-old crooner best known for hit songs like Jerusalem and Cocody Rock got hitched to his long-term Tunisian girlfriend Aelissa Darragi at the Grand Mosque at the Riviera Golf in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on the 22nd of February 2020. Alpha Blondy was the first major African reggae star, and this song, recorded with The Wailers at Tuff Gong studios in 1984, is one of the classics that launched his long international career.. Hard Drugs. He also continues this work in Ivory Coast itself, at his annual free concert at Bassam beach called festa. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. As a reggae singer, he has emphasized the griot's role in criticizing injustice and wrongdoing, a practice that eventually forced him to go into exile for political reasons in 2002. After meeting up with old childhood friend Fulgence Kassi, a television producer, Kon landed a spot on the Premiere Chance talent show. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, By continuing past this page, you agree to our. Since Blondy's success, Ivory Coast has produced an impressive roster of popular reggae singers. 290K followers. Singing his songs in multiple languages, he used his music to address political and spiritual issues, with some of his most popular songs dealing with political topics of the times. Hailing from the Cote d'Ivoire, Alpha Blondy is among the world's most popular reggae artists. The single introduced the singers social consciousness and went on to discuss other controversial topics including poverty, African unity, Jerusalem and the Apartheid. After attending Hunter College and Columbia University, and meeting Rastafarians for the first time, Kon, influenced by Western acts including Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Hendrix and Otis Redding, began playing music in Central Park and in local clubs. First Name Alpha. With thatt being said I want to truly thank The BB King Blues Club for thier continued support of Reggae Artist. Reggae Singers. He advocates for unity inspired by the Bible, the Quran, and the Torah. [3], Alpha Blondy celebrated 20 years as a recording artist with the 2002 release of CD MERCI, featuring Ophelie Winter and Saian Supa Crew, which earned him a 2003 Grammy Award nomination for "Best Reggae Album". In order to reach more people with his message, he chose to sing in many languages: English; French; Baoul, and his native language Dioula. [9], In 2014, he sang On n'oublie pas (written by Serge Bil) with several artists and personalities including Jocelyne Broard, Harry Roselmack and Admiral T. This song is a tribute to the 152 victims from Martinique of the crash of 16 August 2005, to remember this event and to help the AVCA, the association of the victims of the air disaster, to raise funds.[10]. He released a cover song of War by Bob Marley. hide caption. Blondy's psychiatric treatment continued but on 10 December 1994, he was back with the festival in memory of President Houphouet, and later he made his European comeback at a storming concert at Le Zenith in Paris. Alpha Blondy was as great as ever! This album was to have enormous success and would become later a symbol of resistance because of the song "Brigadier Sabari," which documents his experience of being arrested in Abidjan in the 1980s and his subsequent mistreatment by the police. First son of a family of eight children, Seydou Kon was raised by his grandmother in an environment described by him as "among elders", which was to have a big impact on his career. Djy Vino & L.M.) Ivorian reggae legend Alpha Blondy got married in a private ceremony this past weekend. Some representative songs are: On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. What I immediately noticed at this show while I was in the crowd was how much the band is able to feed off the passion and commitment of their fans and channel that into their music. Alpha Blondy was born on 1 January, 1953 in Dimbokro, Cte dIvoire. Alpha now reaches out further with the newly created not-for-profit, non-government, non-political, charitable foundation, Alpha Blondy Jah Glory Foundation, which works towards ending social injustice and generational poverty by giving people the tools that they need to help themselves. The concert the rhythm of all his songs are incredible. 70 Year Old Capricorn #10. 122,423 talking about this. TV Shows. What is most amazing about this band and their live performance? Marley had always looked to Africa for inspiration. With his 12-piece band Solar System, Blondy offers a reggae beat with a distinctive African cast.. He is notable for singing political and socially motivated songs. Griot singer Saramba Kouyate makes a sweet cameo. Your email address will not be published. on December 16, 2019, There are no reviews yet. That was one of the greatest reggae concert I have ever been too.and trust me I . In order to reach more people with his message, he chose to sing in many languages: English; French; Baoul, and his native language Dioula. The lyrics begin with a prayer in Hebrew, "Journalistes en danger" about the assassination of, "Yitzhak Rabin" written in 1995, following the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister, "Jah Houphouet" In 1988, a generation of American skiers was introduced to the music of Alpha Blondy when the track, from the 1985 album "Apartheid is Nazism" was featured on the soundtrack of, This page was last edited on 1 January 2023, at 05:58. It especially hopes to bring joy and hope to children who have been affected by civil wars, former child soldiers, and those who suffer from chronic life-threatening illnesses, such as sickle-cell anemia, malaria, asthma, etc. He has also participated at many humanitarian and charity concerts, such as the concert in Senegal in March 2006 for the eradication of Malaria in Africa (where he appeared along with many other celebrities). Surprised how good this guy and his band are as i'd never heard of them !! Alpha Blondy is spiritual, political and positive just like Marley himself, and recorded a cover of Bob Marley's song "War". On 19 July 2009, Blondy performed at New York's Central Park before a crowd of many native Africans, Jamaicans, and Americans. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. I will continue to enjoy the music but would never go to see him any where other than The Ivory Coast where he will be backed up with the real deal. They know how to gather the crowd, hype of their performance and give them a musical show that is completely unique. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. The singers fourth album Revolution (1987) cemented Kons worldwide appeal, and led to the successful subsequent releases Masada in 1992, Yitzhak Rabin in 1998, Paris Percy in 2001, and Elphim in 2002. This was the start of his professional musical career, and he began to go by the identity Alpha Blondy.. First Name Alpha #3. Shortly after Kon was sent back to the Ivory Coast after being involved in a number of incidents due to his temper and outspoken activist stances. The VINYL of the album ETERNITY is here!! At 69 years old, Alpha Blondy height not available right now. Singer Born in Ivory Coast #3. Award winning American singer and dancer Chris Brown yesterday (23.03.20) 2023 Capital Digital Media. However, due to the political situation in Ivory Coast, he was unable to personally attend the award ceremony in New York City. King Blues Club and Grill - New York. The album, with its hit single "Rendez Vous", was a huge success, and Blondy was later to receive his first Gold Disc in Paris. All structured data from the file namespace is available under the. You can BUY IT HERE. However, due to the political situation in Ivory Coast, he was unable to personally attend the award ceremony in New York City. Ivory Coast Defence minister Hamed Bakayoko who was part of the wedding ceremony was the first to post pictures from the wedding itself congratulating Blondy and his wife for the occasion.