Frederic Desire Ehui , best known as Meiway (born 17 March 1962 in
Grand Bassam
Grand-Bassam () is a town in southeastern Ivory Coast, lying east of Abidjan. It is a sub-prefecture of and the seat of Grand-Bassam Department; it is also a commune. During the late 19th century, Grand-Bassam was briefly the French colonial c ...
), is a singer from the
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
.
He is most notable for pioneering the
Zoblazo
Zoblazo is a musical style from Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, created in the early 1990s. It is a cosmopolitan popular dance music with simple up-tempo rhythm and high tech instrumentation and contains a mixture of traditional dance rhythms from sou ...
style.
[ His hits include "200% Zoblazo", "Godeba", "Appolo 95", "Miss Lolo", and "DJ Tassouman".
]
Discography
;Studio albums
* ''Meiway (Ayibebou)'' (1989)
* ''200% Zoblazo'' (1991)
* ''Jamais 203 (300% Zoblazo)'' (1993)
* ''Appolo 95'' (1995)
* ''Les genies vous parlent'' (1997)
* ''Hold Up (Zo Gang feat. Meiway)'' (1998)
* ''Extraterrestre'' (1999)
* ''Le procés (Zo Gang International)'' (2000)
* ''Eternel'' (2001)
* ''Golgotha'' (2004)
* ''9ème commandement'' (2006)
* ''M20 (Meiway 20 ans)'' (2009)
* ''Profeseur'' (2012)
* ''Illimitic'' (2016)
* ''Légende'' (2019)
;Compilation albums
* ''Best Of'' (1997)
* ''Le meilleur de'' (2003)
References
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1962 births
Living people
21st-century Ivorian male singers
People from Grand-Bassam
Ivorian singer-songwriters
20th-century Ivorian male singers