Ndombolo dance origin

Douk Saga is one of the main exponents of the latest dance craze from Abidjan, the « Coupé Décalé ». He is seen as the creator of this variant of zouglou, at the moment very popular in Africa and among the African diaspora.

What is Coupé Décalé? Musically speaking, it is a variant of zouglou, often mixed by DJs using Congolese influences such as the « atalaku ».

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The lyrics are often composed of a chain of riming words, repeating words as "couper-decaler, travailler, sagacité". Besides from being a music style, it is also a particular way of dancing. But above all, it is a particular life style.

It all started in Paris around 2000, among a group of a few young Ivorians referred to as the Jet 7 (Jet Set) showing a very flamboyant life style, making money in various activities and distributing a part of this money in night clubs in order to show off.

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