Alpha Blondy
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The living legend of the African reggae: for more than forty years, Alpha Blondy has been dancing and reflecting the entire planet, from Abidjan to the world's greatest scenes.
Alpha Blondy, by her real name Seydou Koné, was born on 1 January 1953 in Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire.
Revealed in the early 1980s, he won the audience with the album Jah Glory (1982) and the title "Brigadier Sabari", before the global success of "Jerusalem" (1986).
He sings in French, dioula, baoulé and English, and performs on stage around the world with his band The Solar System.
Appointed United Nations Ambassador for Peace in Côte d'Ivoire in 2005, he also founded the Alpha Blondy FM radio station in Abidjan.
He was still an active artist, published Eternity in 2022, then Rise in 2025, and continues to make international films.