Magic System (musical group)
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Magic System is a musical group from Abidjan
, Ivory Coast, founded in 1996. The band comprises Salif "Asalfo" Traoré, Narcisse "Goude" Sadoua, Étienne "Tino" Boué Bi, and Adama "Manadja" Fanny.
Magic System's recordings, in the Zouglou
dance style, have featured in the charts throughout Africa
(selling over 1.5 million CDs), the West Indies, and in France
, where the band became one of the most popular modern African artists.
They released a new single titled "Même pas fatigué !!!
" featuring Khaled
in Spring 2009. French football superstar Franck Ribéry
appeared in the music video.
Abidjan
Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...
, Ivory Coast, founded in 1996. The band comprises Salif "Asalfo" Traoré, Narcisse "Goude" Sadoua, Étienne "Tino" Boué Bi, and Adama "Manadja" Fanny.
Magic System's recordings, in the Zouglou
Zouglou
Zouglou is a dance oriented style of music from the Côte d'Ivoire that first evolved in the 1990s out of the university crisis at the time. It started with students from the University of Abidjan...
dance style, have featured in the charts throughout Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
(selling over 1.5 million CDs), the West Indies, and in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where the band became one of the most popular modern African artists.
They released a new single titled "Même pas fatigué !!!
Même pas fatigué !!!
"Même pas fatigué !!!" is a 2009 song recorded as duet by Magic System and Khaled. It was the lead single from Khaled's album Liberté on which it is the 18th track, and it also appeared on Kore's album Rai'N'B Fever : Même pas fatigué !!! on the second disc...
" featuring Khaled
Khaled (musician)
Khaled Hadj Ibrahim , better known as Khaled, is a raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Sidi El Houari in Oran Province of Algeria...
in Spring 2009. French football superstar Franck Ribéry
Franck Ribéry
Franck Ribéry is a French international footballer who currently plays for German club Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. He primarily plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and is known for "pace, energy, skill and precise passing." Ribéry is described as a player who is "fast, tricky and...
appeared in the music video.
Discography
- 1997 Papitou including the hit single Momo
- 1999 Premier GaouPremier Gaou (album)Premier Gaou is an album by Ivorian Zouglou artists Magic System. It contains the eponymous hit single Premier Gaou, which sold 300,000 copies in France. The album was a hit in that country, achieving Gold status and signifying the breakthrough of indie group Magic System....
; a Bob Sinclair remix of the title track reached number 4 in the French charts in November 2002 - 2001 Poisson d'Avril, re-released as Un gaou à Paris in 2003
- 2005 Petit Pompier, featuring tracks with Alpha BlondyAlpha BlondyAlpha Blondy is a reggae singer and international recording artist. Alpha Blondy was born Seydou Koné in Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire. He sings mainly in his native language of Dioula, in French and English, and sometimes in Arabic or Hebrew...
, BionixBionixBionix was a late night anime program block on the Canadian television channel YTV. From September 2009-February 7, 2010, it aired on Friday nights around 4:00pm to 2:00am and Saturday mornings/afternoons from 6:00 am to 9:00 am and 12:00am to 3:00pm , beginning on September 13,...
on Ambiance à gogo and Kery JamesKery JamesAlix Mathurin better known as Kery James, is a French rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer and record producer, who was born in West Indies from Haitian parents. His mother raised him in Orly, a suburb of Paris. Nowadays with his three solo albums, he is one of the most respected French rappers. The... - 2007 Ki Dit Mié
- 2011 Toutè Kalé