Meiway
Meiway is a renowned Ivorian musician and a pioneering figure in the Zoblazo
music genre, a style of popular dance music that originated in Abidjan, Ivory
Coast, in the 1990s. Born Frédéric Désiré Ehui on March 17, 1962, in
Grand-Bassam, he began singing at his local church and later cut his teeth
performing with the groups Pace and les Génitaux, winning several prizes along
the way. After relocating to France in 1985, he rose to fame with his
self-funded studio debut Ayibebou (1989), whose popularity in Ivory Coast turned
him into a celebrity almost overnight. His effervescent b...
