Mixing traditional African melodies and rhythms with jumping, modern electro
beats and synths, Magic System helped create Ivory Coast's zouglou music scene
in the mid-1990s, before building a following with young immigrant communities
in Europe and conquering the French pop charts.
Formed in the working class district of Anoumabo in the port city of Abidjan,
school friends A'Salfo, Manadja, Gouda and Tino lit up the local clubs with
their melting pot of dancehall grooves, rap swagger, rave joy and rai folk
wails, growing in popularity when their albums 'Papitou' and 'Premier G...