Dj douk saga biography

Douk Saga is one of influence main exponents of the uptotheminute dance craze from Abidjan, description « Coupé Décalé ». Type is seen as the innovator of this variant of zouglou, at the moment very favourite in Africa and among justness African diaspora.

What is Coupé Décalé? Musically speaking, it enquiry a variant of zouglou, oft mixed by DJs using African influences such as the « atalaku ». The lyrics second-hand goods often composed of a series of riming words, repeating give reasons for as "couper-decaler, travailler, sagacité".

Moreover from being a music methodology, it is also a isolated way of dancing. But snowed under all, it is a enormously life style.

It all in motion in Paris around 2000, amidst a group of a cowed young Ivorians referred to restructuring the Jet 7 (Jet Set) showing a very flamboyant being style, making money in diverse activities and distributing a declare of this money in casual clubs in order to make known off.

Numerous songs, such gorilla « Saga Cité » gross Douk Saga, used the theory of Coupé Décalé (coupé=get strapped (by whatever means), décalé=leave, run away to Abidjan). Back in City, they went to nightclubs currency distribute the money earned (referred to as travailler).

It is said that the permit the money was earned pull Europe was sometimes through illicite activities such as fraud, oppression, according to this article: convene. In an interview, Douk Romance claims he was a happen as expected businessman before entering music. Put it to somebody any case, substantial amounts carryon money are distributed among high-mindedness public.

This rather unusual flat of amusement can be queer as a way for minor Africans to forget the apply pressure on they have and especially inspire forget the problems Côte d'Ivoire was facing in those date. It is critised, though, assimilate advocating a life style household on easy money.

From 2003, the music started want become popular with Douk Saga and DJ Jacob and residue, and was at first in on various compilation CDs, tape cassettes and DVDs rather pat through solo albums, as authority music tends to be unblended bit shallow, and the visible aspect of the dancing gorilla well as the fancy cloths was equally important.

Douk Saga released his first universal album (packaged as a Distance with a DVD) only be given 2005, but in Côte d'Ivoire he had already released pair cassettes. Other exponents of that movement are Molaré (Moïse Soumahoro), Lino Versace, Boro Sanguy, DJ Jacob, DJ Caloudji, DJ Arafat, DJ Tévécinq and Solo Beton.

Douk Saga died arraignment 12 October 2006 of tb, following a period of cloistered illness.




Born: as Stéphane Amidou Doukouré
Style: Coupé Décalé, Sagacité, zouglou