A royal grand funeral concert was held on Friday, August 30, in honour of late Ivorien entertainer DJ Arafat at the 35,000-capacity Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium.
The event in which A-list African stars such as Davido, Sidiki Diabate, Fally Ipupa and Serge Beynaud performed in, had some happy and teary moments. The coffin of the “coupe-decale” singer who was conferred with the national order of cultural merit for “his immense contribution to the artistic radiance” of Ivory Coast before the grand send-off, was placed in the middle of the stadium as his fans paid their last respect.
Dj Arafat died at the age of 33 on August 12, after a motorbike crash in Ivory Coast’s main city Abidjan.
Here are more photos and videos from the grand funeral concert below;
VIDEO: 🇨🇮 Fans of Ivorian singer #DJArafat, many dancing to his music, begin to fill the Félix Houphouët-Boigny stadium in #Abidjan before a tribute ceremony to their hero who died in a motorbike accident on August 12 pic.twitter.com/CKUGdu2Y0y
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 30, 2019
Nigerian musician, @iam_Davido, performs at DJ Arafat's funeral in the 35000 seater Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan. #RIPDjArafat #CotedIvoire pic.twitter.com/8Woedgf2s8
— Africa 360 Tour (@africa360tour) August 31, 2019
VIDEO: 🇨🇮 Football stars including Didier Drogba joined A-list African artists in paying tribute at a funeral concert in Abidjan to #DJArafat, the Ivorian music star killed aged 33 in a motorbike accident pic.twitter.com/FopEP9POe9
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 31, 2019
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