Floby (musician)
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 Floby in 2018 | |
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| Birth name | Florent Belemgnegré |
| Born | Bingerville, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
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| Years active | 2006–present |
Florent Belemgnegré, better known by his stage name Floby, is an Ivorian-Burkinabé singer and musician. He sings in the French and Mòoré languages.[1][2] His music uses African sounds such as the kora and djembe but also rap and electric guitar.[3]
He is also known by the nicknames le King Zodanga, le Papa des Orphelins and le Kirikou d’Afrique.[4]
Life and career
Belemgnegré was born in the Bingerville suburb of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.[5][6][7] At age five, he moved to Burkina Faso and lived with grandmother, who was a griot.[6] On 15 January 2017, Floby was made Noom Naaba or "Chief of the Atmosphere" of Andemtenga, in Kouritenga Province, by the customary canton chief.[8][9]
Personal life
As of 2014[update], Floby has one daughter.[7]
Awards
Floby received two Kundé awards each in 2007,[10] 2015[11] and 2016[12] and won the Golden Kundé in 2010.[13]
Discography
Studio albums
- Mam Sooré (My Way)[16] (2006)[10]
- Wuilgui Maam (Guide Me)[16] (2009)
- Wend'mi (2012)
- M'pengda Wendé (2015)
- Wakato (2018)
Extended plays/maxi singles
- Be Positif EP (2014)
Singles
References
- ^ "Africultures - Biographie de Belemyegré Floby".
- ^ "Floby – Yaa Ya Boin / Kinkigli (Burkina Faso)".
- ^ "Floby — Photos, statistiques, concerts, vidéos et écoute gratuite sur Last.fm". www.last.fm (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "FLOBY est devenu une entreprise". Afriyelba (in French). 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ Tiescolesultan225 (2017-06-23). "[Interview exclusive] Floby le NABA avoue tout". Anoumabo.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b ""Je suis né en Côte d'Ivoire" Floby raconte un bout de son parcours | Life Magazine" (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ a b "Floby :'ai été jeté à la rue" par ma famille | AbidjanTV.net". 2015-02-21. Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ^ "Floby est devenu chef traditionnel d'Ademtenga - Kaceto.net". kaceto.net (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ christian.hien@live.fr, HIEN Christian |. "Floby en passe de devenir NABA dans son village – Les Editions Faso Actu". www.faso-actu.net (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ a b "Floby :'ai été jeté à la rue" par ma famille | AbidjanTV.net". AbidjanTV.net. 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ ADZAFO, Roger. "Burkina Faso : Découvrez les lauréats du Kunde 2015 | Africa Top Success". Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "Kundés 2016 : Dicko Fils remporte le kundé d'or - News www.live.ci". www.live.ci. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ "Les Kundé d'or - KUNDE". www.kunde.bf. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ a b "Discographie - Floby". 2016-01-09. Archived from the original on 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c "Amazon.fr : Floby : Téléchargement de Musique". www.amazon.fr. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ^ a b "Distinctions - Floby". 2015-08-12. Archived from the original on 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Découvrez le nouveau single de l'artiste burkinabè Floby (1)". RFI Musique (in French). 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
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