Florent Belemgnegré, better known by his stage name Floby, is an
Ivorian-
Burkinabé singer and musician. He sings in the
French
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and
Mòoré languages. His music uses African sounds such as the
kora and
djembe
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but also rap and electric guitar.
He is also known by the nicknames ''le King Zodanga'', ''le Papa des Orphelins'' and ''le Kirikou d’Afrique''.
Life and career
Belemgnegré was born in the
Bingerville
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suburb of
Abidjan
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,
Côte d'Ivoire
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.
At age five, he moved to Burkina Faso and lived with grandmother, who was a
griot.
On 15 January 2017, Floby was made ''Noom Naaba'' or "Chief of the Atmosphere" of
Andemtenga, in
Kouritenga Province
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Personal life
, Floby has one daughter.
Awards
Floby received two Kundé awards each in 2007,
2015 and 2016 and won the Golden Kundé in 2010.
Discography
Studio albums
*''Mam Sooré'' (''My Way)''
(2006)
*''Wuilgui Maam'' (''Guide Me)''
(2009)
*''Wend'mi'' (2012)
*''M'pengda Wendé'' (2015)
*''Wakato'' (2018)
*''Wend'so'' (2021)
Extended plays/maxi singles
*''Be Positif EP'' (2014)
Singles
* ''Tu me connais (You know me)'' (2016)
*Sugar Daddy (feat
Tanya
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) (2021)
References
Living people
Burkinabé male singers
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Burkinabé people
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