Floby (musician)

Floby
Floby in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Florent Belemgnegré
Born	Kouritenga, Burkina Faso
Genres	Coupé-décalé
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2006–present

Florent Belemgnegré, better known by his stage name Floby, is an Ivorian-Burkinabé singer and musician. He sings in the French and Mòoré languages.[1][2] His music uses African sounds such as the kora and djembe but also rap and electric guitar.[3]

He is also known by the nicknames le King Zodanga, le Papa des Orphelins and le Kirikou d’Afrique.[4]

Life and career

Belemgnegré was born in the Bingerville suburb of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.[5][6][7] At age five, he moved to Burkina Faso and lived with grandmother, who was a griot.[6] On 15 January 2017, Floby was made Noom Naaba or "Chief of the Atmosphere" of Andemtenga, in Kouritenga Province, by the customary canton chief.[8][9]

Personal life

As of 2014^[update], Floby has one daughter.[7]

Awards

Floby received two Kundé awards each in 2007,[10] 2015[11] and 2016[12] and won the Golden Kundé in 2010.[13]

Discography

Studio albums

[14][15]

• Mam Sooré (My Way)[16] (2006)[10]
• Wuilgui Maam (Guide Me)[16] (2009)
• Wend'mi (2012)
• M'pengda Wendé (2015)
• Wakato (2018)
• Wend'so (2021)

Extended plays/maxi singles

[14][15]

• Be Positif EP (2014)

Singles

[15]

• Tu me connais (You know me) (2016)[17]
• Sugar Daddy (feat Tanya) (2021)

References

1. "Africultures - Biographie de Belemyegré Floby".
2. "Floby – Yaa Ya Boin / Kinkigli (Burkina Faso)".
3. "Floby — Photos, statistiques, concerts, vidéos et écoute gratuite sur Last.fm". www.last.fm (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
4. "FLOBY est devenu une entreprise". Afriyelba (in French). 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
5. Tiescolesultan225 (2017-06-23). "[Interview exclusive] Floby le NABA avoue tout". Anoumabo.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-10-21. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
6. ""Je suis né en Côte d'Ivoire" Floby raconte un bout de son parcours | Life Magazine" (in French). Retrieved 2020-03-04.
7. "Floby :'ai été jeté à la rue" par ma famille | AbidjanTV.net". 2015-02-21. Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
8. "Floby est devenu chef traditionnel d'Ademtenga - Kaceto.net". kaceto.net (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
9. [e-mail], HIEN Christian |. "Floby en passe de devenir NABA dans son village – Les Editions Faso Actu". www.faso-actu.net (in French). Archived from the original on 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
10. "Floby :'ai été jeté à la rue" par ma famille | AbidjanTV.net". AbidjanTV.net. 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
11. ADZAFO, Roger. "Burkina Faso : Découvrez les lauréats du Kunde 2015 | Africa Top Success". Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
12. "Kundés 2016 : Dicko Fils remporte le kundé d'or - News www.live.ci". www.live.ci. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
13. "Les Kundé d'or - KUNDE". www.kunde.bf. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
14. "Discographie - Floby". 2016-01-09. Archived from the original on 2016-01-09. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
15. "Amazon.fr : Floby : Téléchargement de Musique". www.amazon.fr. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
16. "Distinctions - Floby". 2015-08-12. Archived from the original on 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
17. "Découvrez le nouveau single de l'artiste burkinabè Floby (1)". RFI Musique (in French). 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2017-03-09.

Relevant literature

• Yaogo, Gérard. "LA PLACE DU PROVERBE DANS LES CHANSONS DE FLOBY." DJIBOUL Spécial N°06 304 – 319. 2022