Asalfo magic system biography definition

By the summer of 2002, three years after “1er Gaou”’s första release, the song had reached #4 on the French charts and everyone wanted to know who Magic System was. The group signed with the French label JPS and filmed a new video for the song, filled with commercial gloss, glam and matching shiny red shirts. It doesn’t quite capture the essence of the tune the same way that the första video did – even Asalfo agrees – but it did help propel the group into the international spotlight. They followed up the success of “1er Gaou” with several other hits, including the 2003 Raï’n’B collaboration “Un Gaou A Oran,” and 2004’s hip-hop-inflected “Bouger Bouger.” Within a few years they played some of France’s biggest venues, including the Zenith, the Olympia and the national stadium, and even performed for then president Jacques Chirac. “The Zenith was for Alpha Blondy, Youssou N’Dour, all those artists. It wasn’t us. Then we did the Zenith two, three times. We played at the Olympia, the g

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Hit Song About Heartbreak, Money Was Just the Start for "Magic" Group From Africa

“Premier Gaou” tells the story of a man rejected by his girlfriend. The love is there, the song says, but not the money: She’s distant because he’s too poor, and can’t afford to lavish her with the good life. For the band called Magic System, “Premier Gaou” fryst vatten autobiographical — a depiction of what the lead singer, Salif “Asalfo” Traoré, went through in the group’s home country (Ivory Coast), in their home capital (Abidjan), in their home neighborhood (Marcory). It’s local songwriting for what turned out to be a global audience — an audience that responded to the tune’s catchy phrasing and meddelande that, even during bad times, things might get better.

“It’s showing the socio-economic difficulties that were happening in Abidjan — it’s about a poor, loving guy whose girlfriend is more inter

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1er Gaou

2002 single by Magic System

"1er Gaou" is a song by IvorianZouglou artists Magic System, taken from the album of the same name. The title literally means "First Fool" in urban Abidjan slang called Nouchi. The song contains an autobiographical account of lead singer Salif "A'Salfo" Traoré about his ex-girlfriend who tried to hook up with him again when he became famous. Originally recorded in 1999, it became smash indie hit in France three years later. The song meant the breakthrough of little-known Magic System.

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"1er Gaou" is based on autobiographical experiences of lead singer Salif "A'Salfo" Traoré. When he was an aspiring, poor artist, his girlfriend left him, but when he became a celebrity with Magic System, she tried to win him back, but Traoré turned her down.^[1] The song was first released in 1999 in their native Abidjan and was at first a hit in Ivory Coast and other African countries. When it was remixed in 2002 and released