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Artist profile · EPK Kankan, Guinea — born in 1989 Country: Guinea

Azaya

"The Messiah of Guinean Music" — Author-songwriter-interpreter — Afro-Manminingue

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Origine
Kankan, Guinea — born in 1989
Discipline
Author-songwriter-interpreter — Afro-Mandingue

Biographie

Mamady Kamissoko, said Azaya, left Kankan for Conakry with a conviction: Guinean music can fill the world's largest theatres. He chained Afro-Manmining tubes and a continuous ascent. On 13 December 2025, he became the first Guinean artist to fill the Arena Grand Paris — 9,000 spectators — an event concert that devoted a generation.

Distinctions and benchmarks

First Guinean to fill the Arena Grand Paris (9,000 places), December 13, 2025 · Grand Prix des Victoires de la Musique Guinean 2023 · Finalist — not a winner — of the 2018 RFI Discovery Prize · Awards for the RFI Discovery Prize

See also

Performing formats

  • Concert — large hall / arena
  • Festival — headliner

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