Alpha Blondy was a musician well before he discovered reggae. In high school in Dimbokoro, Ivory Coast, known then as Sedou Kone, he played with the Atomic Vibrations, a high school band that played ...

Ivorian reggae icon Alpha Blondy is set to rock the Kenyatta International Conference Centre grounds with high-octane reggae jig after arriving in the country yesterday morning. Alpha, whose musical ...

Reviews of recent CDs from foreign countries. (And if you say, hey, New Orleans isn’t a foreign country, well, you could use a trip to New Orleans.)Alpha Blondy, “Merci”(Shanachie)Ivory Coast singer ...

Kindred spirits: Lincoln Kwesi Johnson, Bob Marley, Youssou N'Dour Show: Monday at the Howard Theatre. Show starts at 8 p.m. 202-803-2899. www.thehowardtheatre.com. $30 in advance, $35 at the door.

“Bonjour maman” were the first words that Ivorian reggae star Alpha Blondy said Sunday when he arrived in Israel and entered the VIP reception room at Ben-Gurion Airport. Blondy, a social activist ...

Seydou Koné (born January 1, 1953 in Dimbokro), better known by his stage name Alpha Blondy, is an Ivorian reggae singer and international recording artist. Many of his songs are politically and ...

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - As darkness falls over Ivory Coast's lagoon-side commercial capital a steady thumping cuts through the tropical night. But where once the thud of heavy weapons set the Abidjan's ...

Kenya has been urged to broaden its IT training and focus beyond the entry-level roles to reap more from the blooming global demand for professionals in the sector. EPRA holds fuel prices in latest ...