Soum Bill (born Soumahoro Ben Mamadou in

Aboisso Aboisso is a town in south-eastern Ivory Coast lying on the Soumié River. It is a sub-prefecture of the Aboisso Department for which it is also the seat of government. Aboisso is also a commune as well as the seat of government for the Sud-Co ...

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) is a popular Ivorian singer. His song "Gneze" is the official

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anthem for the national team of Côte d'Ivoire. He is of mixed ethnicity: his mother is Agni, from Aboisso, while his father is Dioula, from Seguela. He joined the group Mini Choc in 1989 and changed his name to Soum Bill. After leaving Mini Choc, he was in a band called Les Garagistes and is now in Les Salopards (English translation "The Bastards").

Discography

*''Terres des hommes''

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21st-century Ivorian male singers Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Comoé District 20th-century Ivorian male singers {{Africa-singer-stub