A royal grand funeral concert was held on Friday August 30, in honor 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.
we reported earlier that 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 grand funeral concert below;
VIDEO: ?? Thousands of fans of Ivorian singer #DJArafat, including football star Didier Drogba, pay tribute in Abidjan to the 33-year-old who died in a motorbiking accident pic.twitter.com/lUAM7qse4E— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 31, 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— Crisscross Africa (@crisscrosafrica) 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
