Meiway
Meiway is the stage name of the Ivorian musician, arranger and producer Frédéric Desiré Ehui (born March 17, 1962 in Grand-Bassam , Ivory Coast ).
Life
Ehui's parents are musical: his father, a sales representative in a local company, plays the accordion as an amateur , his mother sings in the Catholic parish. Both are also members of several music groups. Ehui started singing in church when he was nine years old. When he went to college at the age of sixteen, he made friends with a member of the college band Pace . When he accompanied him to a rehearsal, he ended up as a representative of a choir singer and as a percussionist. He quickly developed into a permanent member of the group. With Pace he won the prestigious podium prize in the Ivory Coast in 1978 . The group broke up shortly thereafter.
Ehui, now with the stage name Meiway, the dissolution of the group was an opportunity to found their own group: the Génitaux or Génitos . The eight group members won the podium again in 1981 . Tours all over the country followed. In 1985 Meiway moved to Paris and founded the group Défens d'Ivoire with African, Algerian and French musicians.
With the Zoblazo, Meiway has developed his own musical style by mixing traditional rhythms from southern Ivory Coast with electronic instruments and entertainment poetry. He also shaped the Zouglou . He is known by the nickname Le professeur Awôlôwô or Le génie de Kpalèzo . Meiway is an ambassador in the fight against AIDS in Ivory Coast.
Discography
- 1989: Ayibebou
- 1991: 200% Zoblazo
- 1993: Jamais 203
- 1995: Appolo 95
- 1997: Les génies vous parlent
- 1998: hold-up
- 1999: Extraterrestre
- 2000: Le Procès
- 2001: Eternel
- 2004: Golgotha
- 2006-2007: 9e commandement
- 2009: M 20
- 2012: Professeur (M 23)
- 2016: Illimtic
Awards
- 1978: Prix Podium
- 1981: Prix Podium
- 1990: Best Ivory Coast Artist
- 1996: KORA All African Music Awards for Best Artist in West Africa
- 1998: 3 KORA All African Music Awards koras for best arranger , best artist , best video clip
- 1998: Prix du meilleur vidéo clip africain lors de la sixième cérémonie of the African Awards à Abidjan.
- 2005: Tamani as best Ivory Coast artist
Web links
- Meiway website
- Vidéo et portrait de Meiway sur le site de RFO ( Memento of August 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Bibliography de l'Artist
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meiway |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ehui, Frédéric Desiré (real name); Zoblazo, monsieur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ivorian musician, arranger and producer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Grand-Bassam , Ivory Coast |