PLACE

Côte d’Ivoire

from 1982Abidjan
THE STORY

Alpha Blondy made Abidjan a reggae capital — Dioula, French and English. Later Tiken Jah Fakoly kept the fire political.

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Updated 2026-09Ranges kept honest · contested dates marked “c.”