Tiken Jah Fakoly refuse toute idée de rentrer en politique. Le chanteur ivoirien pense qu’il a plutôt un autre rôle dans la société, celui d’éveil de conscience. Une carrière politique lui sortirait toute impartialité dans laquelle il vit depuis qu’il s’est lancé dans la carrière musicale. « Non, non, non, on ne …
Voir Plus »Top 10 des artistes africains les plus populaires sur Youtube
L’année 2018 tend vers la fin et les tendances au bilan commencent. Au cours de cette année, des artistes de la chanson ont rapidement gravi les échelons et se sont imposés dans les cœurs des mélomanes. Nouveaux comme anciens, aujourd’hui les musiciens livrent un combat pour les vues sur les …
Voir Plus »Floby : les nouveaux plans de la star burkinabé
Floby est derrière plusieurs œuvres à succès au Burkina Faso et en Afrique. Entre joie de vivre et sensibilisation, il sait aller chercher les mélomanes dans leur dernier retranchement. Dans le cadre de ses activités musicales, la star burkinabé est allé en Côte d’Ivoire. Floby en Côte d’Ivoire c’est un …
Voir Plus »Showbiz: David Monsoh enrôle un nouveau talent ivoirien
David Monsoh s’offre une star montante dans la musique. Le jeune roi du showbiz vient justement de signer un accord de collaboration avec le jeune ivoirien nommé Lionell. Une nouvelle aventure démarre donc pour ce dernier. Après Fally Ipupa et Héritier Watanabé, la cour de l’as de l’industrie musicale vient …
Voir Plus »Rudeboy (P-Square) réagit face à la polémique sur ses chansons
Des mois après leur séparation, les ex membres du célèbre groupe nigérian P-Square continuent leur chemin, chacun de son coté. Les amoureux des chansons de l’ex duo semblent désorientés et partagés entre les deux frères jumeaux. Chanter en solo n’est pas le seul changement effectué par Paul et Peter Okoye …
Voir Plus »Kora 2015: 1 million dollars for the best African artist
Africa Top Success has just reported it to you that registrations for the edition 2015 for Kora, the greatest award evening for artists of Africa, are opened and continue until 15th July 2015. One of the innovations of this year is that the reward of the « Best African Artist of …
Voir Plus »Kora 2015: Get Registered!
The greatest award evening for artists of Africa and the Diaspora called Kora will take place on 13th December 2015 in Windhoek (Namibia). The steering committee of the event has just announced the opening of the registrations of artists that will continue until 15th July 2015. This year, prizes are …
Voir Plus »Morocco: Akon announces the shooting of his next video clip in Marrakech
The passion of the artist for Africa is known by all. The American star of Senegalese origin, Akon, on visit in Morocco, announces on the social networks, the shooting of a clip video in the historic city of Marrakesh. « To the attention on my dear Moroccans in Marrakesh, we are …
Voir Plus »Senegal: Thione Seck risks life imprisonment
The legend of the Senegalese music, Thione Seck is involved in a forged banknotes case since last 27th May. After a few days of police custody, he has just been transferred to the civil prison, the time to go further in investigations. The judge Samba Sall of the 2nd judge’s …
Voir Plus »Stromae: expected in Kinshasa on 13th June
After Dakar and Abidjan, the Belgian star of Rwandan origin, Stromae will land in Congo on 13thJune within the framework of his African tour started some month ago. The artist knows that he is going to meet a public crazy about him. Stromae is famous in Black Africa since the …
Voir Plus »Benin: Dibi Dobo and Angelique Kidjo in «Ekomole»
He is for Benin what DJ Arafat is for Ivory Coast. The icon of the Beninese new generation artists, Dibi Dobo has just made a breakthrough by realizing collaboration with the world star Angélique Kidjo. Entitled « Ekomole » the new sound has been played in a loop on radio stations …
Voir Plus »Kora 2015: launches in Namibia
After 10 year journey full circle, the KORA All-Africa Music Awards is back to Namibia for the edition 2015. It is a little known fact that the event is actually the joint brainchild of the Namibian President, Dr. Hage Geingob and Mr. Ernest Coovi Adjovi, at that time living in …
Voir Plus »RFI Discovery Award 2015: Change your dream of artist into reality
The edition 2014 of RFI Discovery Award is launched. The registration for the competition that promotes musical talents of the African continent is in progress on line. As for the previous editions, the Prize-winner of the RFI Discovered Award benefited from 10 000 euros, a tour in Africa and a …
Voir Plus »Magic System: Find out the shooting of the video for their new single
After 10 year cooperation, the wonderful adventure between Warner Music France and Magic System still continues. The contract between the Record Company and the Ivorian mythical group was renewed last 11th March in Paris in a friendly atmosphere. A team of Warner Music France has been staying since a few …
Voir Plus »Kadré Ouédraogo: «ECOWAS owes the Magic System group»
« Music is a real communion and integration tool« , declared the Chairman of the ECOWAS Commission, congratulating itself that « there is no barrier in music« . Saying to be « deeply touched » by the initiative from the four boys of the Magic System group (A’Salfo, Tino, Goudé and Manadja), Désiré Kadré Ouédraogo indicated …
Voir Plus »Reggae City Festival: Ouagadougou pays tribute to Bob Marley
Twenty (20) artists, 20 live shows, 3 big conferences, 10 projections of movies, stands, bars restaurants and VIP spaces, are the poster of the very first edition of the « Reggae city festival« , a meeting taking place from 9th to 11th May 2015 in the Burkinabe capital. The festival which will …
Voir Plus »Abi Reggae 2015: Chris Blackwell, the boss of Island Records expected in Abidjan
Less known in Africa, the English producer, Chris Blackwell, is the founder of the Island Records Company, the establishment that has participated in the emergence of several international stars. Salif Keita, Baaba Maal, Angélique Kidjo, King Sunny Adé, Bob Marley, Third World, Burning Spear and many more passed through the …
Voir Plus »Académie Charles-Cros Prize: Majid Bekkas honored!
The famous Moroccan musician, Majid Bekkas was recently awarded the Académie Charles-Cros Prize in Marseille. Creator of « L’Africain gnaoua blues« , form of musical expression deriving from the spiritual music of trance Gnaoui, mixed with jazz and blues of African origins, the artist was rewarded for « Al Qantara« , his last album …
Voir Plus »Abi-Reggae: Pascaline Bongo, sponsor of the greatest reggae festival of Africa
Africa Top Success reported it that Abidjan will host from 9th to 12th April, the very first edition of Abi-Reggae, the international festival of Reggae music. The event will be sponsored by Bongo Pascaline Mferri Bongo, the elder sister of the president of the Republic of Gabon, Ali Bongo. The …
Voir Plus »Femua 8: Launch of the festival in Abidjan
After the launch in Paris of the eighth edition of the Urban Musics Festival of Anoumabo (Femua), A’salfo (Salif Traoré), the vocal leader of the Magic System group and his staff did the same exercise last Friday in the Ivorian capital. Placed under the theme « Integration and reconciliation of peoples« , …
Voir Plus »Mani Bella: Who tried to do harm to the singer?
How can a simple « Not, thanks! » arouse so many threats and insults? That is the question arisen form the circle of acquaintances of the Cameroonian music star, Mani Bella. Invited to have dinner at a person whose name was not revealed a few hours ahead of her show, the author …
Voir Plus »Kundé d’or 2015: Who of Dez Altino, Sana Bob and Dicko Fils will win the trophy?
The 15th edition of the Kundé d’or (Golden Kundé), the greatest award ceremony for the artist musicians in Burkina Faso, will take place on 24th April of this year in Ouagadougou. The artists Dez Altino, Sana Bob and Dicko Fils are nominated this year in the category of the Kundé …
Voir Plus »Benin: the first International Music Festival soon
The Beninese authorities in charge of culture start an internationalization process of the music of the country. According to a source closer to the Beninese Ministry of Culture, Craft Industry, Illiteracy Elimination and Tourism, the first International Music Festival of Benin will be held before the end of the first …
Voir Plus »Fally Ipupa: in concert in Yaoundé and Douala
He is nicknamed the « Congolese Di Caprio » for his beauty, « The Marvel » for his indisputable talent or « The man with a unique swayed hips » for the frenzy he arouses on stage. We hint at the Congolese singer, Fally Ipupa. Well, the Cameroonian public will have this immense pleasure to see …
Voir Plus »Senegal: 23rd Int. Jazz Festival of St-Louis starting on 20th March
The 23rd edition of the International jazz Festival of Saint-Louis will be held from 20th to 25th May 2015. Several innovations are listed in the program this year. In press conference on Monday, Mr. Ibrahima Diop chairman of the Saint-Louis Jazz Association indicated that Mamadou Diagna Ndiaye agreed to sponsor …
Voir Plus »Ivory Coast: Tribute to the Elephants by Alpha Blondy
The French-speaking reggae star, Alpha Blondy gathered on Saturday thousands of fans at the Culture palace (Abidjan / Ivory Coast). The artist decided to offer to his public, a free show as tribute to the Elephants of Ivory Coast, winners of the 30th edition of the African Cup of Nations …
Voir Plus »African All Stars: 45 years of African music on a single album
It is difficult to summarize 45 years of African music in 30 songs … Nevertheless, the African All Stars compilation lets express all the beauty and the wealth of the African music through many kinds: afro beat, afro-jazz, afro-pop, funk, rock, pop … Representing the diversity and the eclecticism of …
Voir Plus »Ivory Coast: an artist tries to sacrifice himself
A horrible scene nearly happened on Thursday in the premises of the Ivorian Copyrights Office (BURIDA). An Ivorian artist tried to sacrifice himself by fire in front of its premises. Unsatisfied with his payment in terms of copyright, José du Bonheur decided to let it know to the BURIDA by …
Voir Plus »Magic System: Back to the roots with «M’ninda»
Often criticized for doing a much commercial and Europeanized music, the famous Ivorian group, Magic Sytsem, is back with « M’ninda« , a new single extracted from their new album « Africainement Vôtre« . The song draws back the story of a young graduate in perpetual search for job in order to meet the …
Voir Plus »Top Awards: Toussa won the best mixtape trophy
The female artist Toussa honored women by winning last Saturday in Dakar during the second edition of Top Awards, the best Mixtape trophy of the year 2014. The event was organized by DJ Lamay Sène’s Bagn Lal label production. In front of professional artists whose talents are unequivocal (Dip Doundou …
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