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{{Short description|Ivorian musician}}
{{Short description|Ivorian musician (1948–1983)}}


[[File:Ecole National des Beaux Arts ap 004.jpg|thumb|Statue of Ernesto Djedje, at the entrance of Insaac (school of Arts) Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire]]
[[File:Ecole National des Beaux Arts ap 004.jpg|thumb|Statue of Ernesto Djedje, at the entrance of Insaac (School of Arts) Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire]]
'''Ernesto Djédjé''' (1948–1983) was an [[Côte d'Ivoire|Ivorian]] musician from [[Daloa]]. His parents were [[Wolof people|Wolof]] and [[Bété people|Bété]]. Djédjé began playing music at fifteen when he became a guitarist with [[Ivoiro Star]], a leading [[dopé]] band, in 1962. He moved to Paris in 1968<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/c/global-routes-tony-burke-ernesto-djedje|title=Ernesto Djedje was one of the most innovative and successful artists Cote d‘Ivoire has ever produced|date=August 23, 2022|website=Morning Star}}</ref> and became a student. He continued to perform and made his first recording with [[Anoma Brou Felix]] in 1970 with the help of [[Manu Dibango]].
'''Ernesto Djédjé''' (1948–1983) was an [[Côte d'Ivoire|Ivorian]] musician from [[Daloa]]. His parents were [[Wolof people|Wolof]] and [[Bété people|Bété]]. Djédjé began playing music at fifteen when he became a guitarist with [[Ivoiro Star]], a leading [[dopé]] band, in 1962. He moved to Paris in 1968<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/c/global-routes-tony-burke-ernesto-djedje|title=Ernesto Djedje was one of the most innovative and successful artists Cote d‘Ivoire has ever produced|date=August 23, 2022|website=Morning Star}}</ref> and became a student. He continued to perform and made his first recording with [[Anoma Brou Felix]] in 1970 with the help of [[Manu Dibango]].


In 1972, he returned to his homeland to lead the [[San Pedro Orchestra]]. He later formed a band called [[Les Ziglibithiens]] and pioneered a musical style called [[Ziglibithy]] based on a kind of Bété roots music combined with [[Congolese rumba]] rhythms.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/4187454|title=Pop Goes the Sacred: Dan Mask Performance and Popular Culture in Postcolonial C&#xf4;te d'Ivoire|author=Reed, Daniel B.|year=2001|journal=Africa Today|volume=48|issue=4|pages=67-85|via=JSTOR}}</ref> Djedje's Ziglibithy is highly syncopated dance music, in which the sinuous guitar lines are punctuated with fat horns.
In 1972, he returned to his homeland to lead the [[San Pedro Orchestra]]. He later formed a band called [[Les Ziglibithiens]] and pioneered a musical style called [[Ziglibithy]] based on a kind of Bété roots music combined with [[Congolese rumba]] rhythms.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/4187454|title=Pop Goes the Sacred: Dan Mask Performance and Popular Culture in Postcolonial C&#xf4;te d'Ivoire|author=Reed, Daniel B.|year=2001|journal=Africa Today|volume=48|issue=4|pages=67–85|jstor=4187454}}</ref> Djedje's Ziglibithy is highly syncopated dance music, in which the sinuous guitar lines are punctuated with fat horns.


Djedje recorded his first solo album in 1977, calling it ''[[Ziboté]]'' with producer [[Gbadamassi Raïmi]]. Another album, ''[[Le Roi du Ziglibithy]]'', was released on Badmos Records in 1977. He also released albums entitled ''[[Aguisse]]'' (also on Badmos Records), ''[[Tizere]]'' and ''[[Zouzoup Ale]]''. All of these vinyl LP's are rare today, although ''[[Le Roi du Ziglibithy]]'', which is arguably Djedje's best record, has been reissued on CD by Popular African Music, headquartered in Germany.
Djedje recorded his first solo album in 1977, calling it ''[[Ziboté]]'' with producer [[Gbadamassi Raïmi]]. Another album, ''[[Le Roi du Ziglibithy]]'', was released on Badmos Records in 1977. He also released albums entitled ''[[Aguisse]]'' (also on Badmos Records), ''[[Tizere]]'' and ''[[Zouzoup Ale]]''. All of these vinyl LP's are rare today, although ''[[Le Roi du Ziglibithy]]'', which is arguably Djedje's best record, has been reissued on CD by Popular African Music, headquartered in Germany.
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==Discography==
==Discography==
*1970 - ''Anowah - Tetialy Ble''
*1970 – ''Anowah – Tetialy Ble''
*1970 - ''Gniah Pagnou''
*1970 – ''Gniah Pagnou''
*1971 - ''N'Wawuile''
*1971 – ''N'Wawuile''
*1971 - ''Lorougnon Gbla / Ernesto''
*1971 – ''Lorougnon Gbla / Ernesto''
*1973 - ''Zokou Gbeuly / Zokoly''
*1973 – ''Zokou Gbeuly / Zokoly''
*1977 - ''Ziboté''
*1977 – ''Ziboté''
*1977 - ''[[Le Roi du Ziglibithy]]''
*1977 – ''[[Le Roi du Ziglibithy]]''
*1978 - ''Aguisse''
*1978 – ''Aguisse''
*1979 - ''79 Golozo''
*1979 – ''79 Golozo''
*1981 - ''Zouzoup Ale''
*1981 – ''Zouzoup Ale''
*1982 - ''Tizere''
*1982 – ''Tizere''
*1983 - ''Souvenir''
*1983 – ''Souvenir''
*2001 - ''Le Roi du Ziglibithy'' (Popular African Music, P.A.M.)
*2001 – ''Le Roi du Ziglibithy'' (Popular African Music, P.A.M.)


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 00:39, 17 December 2024

Statue of Ernesto Djedje, at the entrance of Insaac (School of Arts) Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Ernesto Djédjé (1948–1983) was an Ivorian musician from Daloa. His parents were Wolof and Bété. Djédjé began playing music at fifteen when he became a guitarist with Ivoiro Star, a leading dopé band, in 1962. He moved to Paris in 1968[1] and became a student. He continued to perform and made his first recording with Anoma Brou Felix in 1970 with the help of Manu Dibango.

In 1972, he returned to his homeland to lead the San Pedro Orchestra. He later formed a band called Les Ziglibithiens and pioneered a musical style called Ziglibithy based on a kind of Bété roots music combined with Congolese rumba rhythms.[2] Djedje's Ziglibithy is highly syncopated dance music, in which the sinuous guitar lines are punctuated with fat horns.

Djedje recorded his first solo album in 1977, calling it Ziboté with producer Gbadamassi Raïmi. Another album, Le Roi du Ziglibithy, was released on Badmos Records in 1977. He also released albums entitled Aguisse (also on Badmos Records), Tizere and Zouzoup Ale. All of these vinyl LP's are rare today, although Le Roi du Ziglibithy, which is arguably Djedje's best record, has been reissued on CD by Popular African Music, headquartered in Germany.

Ivoirian president Félix Houphouët-Boigny honored him for his contributions to national culture in 1982. Djédjé died suddenly of an untreated ulcer in 1983 at 35, although many claim that he was poisoned.

Discography

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  • 1970 – Anowah – Tetialy Ble
  • 1970 – Gniah Pagnou
  • 1971 – N'Wawuile
  • 1971 – Lorougnon Gbla / Ernesto
  • 1973 – Zokou Gbeuly / Zokoly
  • 1977 – Ziboté
  • 1977 – Le Roi du Ziglibithy
  • 1978 – Aguisse
  • 1979 – 79 Golozo
  • 1981 – Zouzoup Ale
  • 1982 – Tizere
  • 1983 – Souvenir
  • 2001 – Le Roi du Ziglibithy (Popular African Music, P.A.M.)

References

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  1. ^ "Ernesto Djedje was one of the most innovative and successful artists Cote d'Ivoire has ever produced". Morning Star. August 23, 2022.
  2. ^ Reed, Daniel B. (2001). "Pop Goes the Sacred: Dan Mask Performance and Popular Culture in Postcolonial Côte d'Ivoire". Africa Today. 48 (4): 67–85. JSTOR 4187454.
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