{"id":680058,"date":"2019-08-13T15:45:38","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T15:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"<br><div>\n\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"27\">Popular Ivorian singer DJ Arafat, known for his hit, \"Moto Moto\" died on Monday after getting in a traffic accident, said state broadcaster Ivorian Public Radio-Television (RTI).<\/p>\n<p class"},"modified":"2019-08-13T15:45:38","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T15:45:38","slug":"cote-divoire-ivorian-singer-dj-arafat-33-dies-in-traffic-accident-cote-divoire-state-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/08\/13\/cote-divoire-ivorian-singer-dj-arafat-33-dies-in-traffic-accident-cote-divoire-state-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Cote d&#8217;Ivoire: Ivorian Singer Dj Arafat, 33 Dies in Traffic Accident &#8211; C\u00f4te d&#8217;Ivoire State TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"27\">Popular Ivorian singer DJ Arafat, known for his hit, &#8220;Moto Moto&#8221; died on Monday after getting in a traffic accident, said state broadcaster Ivorian Public Radio-Television (RTI).<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"36\">According to posts on social media, Ange Dider Huon, known by his stage name DJ Arafat, had been driving his motorcycle and hit a car. He was reportedly taken to an Abidjan hospital, where he died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"23\">He was a popular recording artist in francophone countries, especially on the African continent, releasing a total of 11 albums during his career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"30\">DJ Arafat was known for his distinctive &#8220;coup\u00e9-decal\u00e9&#8221; dance music that put hip-hop vocals with short, catchy rhythms, garnering &#8220;Artist of the Year&#8221; for the genre in 2016 and 2017.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"40\">#MuseAfrica Popular Ivorian musician, Houon Ange Didier knows artistically as DJ Arafat passed away at the age of 33. He died this Monday 12th August 2019 at about 8am following a road accident Sunday night in Abidjan, C\u00f4te D&#8217;Ivoire. pic.twitter.com\/lszSczIWpU<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"6\"><em>MUSE AFRICA (@muse_africa) August 12, 2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"27\">Ivorian Culture Minister Maurice Kouakou Bandaman gave his condolences to DJ Arafat&#8217;s family and fans, adding that he planned to pay homage to his life and career.<\/p>\n<p><!--\/.story-footer-link--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/1565711138_735_hit.xiti\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Popular Ivorian singer DJ Arafat, known for his hit, &#8220;Moto Moto&#8221; died on Monday after getting in a traffic accident, said state broadcaster Ivorian Public Radio-Television (RTI). 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