DJ Arafat

DJ Arafat
DJ Arafat
	Arafat in 2016
Background information
Birth name	Ange Didier Houon
Also known as	Arafat Muana; Arafat DJ 3500 voltes; Yorobo 5500 voltes; Apache 8500 voltes; Sao Tao le Dictateur; Commandant Zabra; Zeus d'Afrique; Termistocle; Influenmento; Ave César; Beerus Sama; Daishikan;
Born	26 January 1986; Yopougon, Ivory Coast
Died	12 August 2019 (aged 33); Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Genres	Coupé-Décalé
Website	www.djarafat.net

Ange Didier Houon (26 January 1986 – 12 August 2019), known professionally as DJ Arafat and various other stage names, was an Ivorian disc jockey and singer who made music in the Coupé-Décalé genre.^[1] "Jonathan", "202", "Dosabado", "Kpangor", "Zoropoto" and "Enfant Beni" were some of his major hits. He was popular in French-speaking countries in Africa, and won Best Artist of the Year at both the 2016 and 2017 Coupé-Decalé Awards. He died in a motorcycle accident on 12 August 2019.^[2]

^ "Nigerians top nominees for MTV Africa music awards with Zain 2010". WorldStage. MTV. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
^ Ivory Coast music star DJ Arafat dies in road crash Al Jazeera, 12 Aug 2019

[1] "Nigerians top nominees for MTV Africa music awards with Zain 2010". WorldStage. MTV. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2010.

[2] Ivory Coast music star DJ Arafat dies in road crash Al Jazeera, 12 Aug 2019

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