By RFIPalled on 29-08-2019Modified on 29-08-2019 at 15:09
It is time for final preparations in Ivory Coast on the eve of the funeral of DJ Arafat, who died on August 12 in a motorcycle accident in Abidjan. This Friday, the country will pay a last tribute to the star of the coup-shifted at funeral in large pomp entirely financed by the Ivorian State.
This Friday, the country will pay tribute to one of its stars disappeared too soon: DJ Arafat. Thousands of people are expected at the Félix Houphouët-Boigny stadium in Plateau commune in Abidjan. On the program: a grand ceremony made of concerts, speeches and meditations.
The event will be broadcast live on Ivorian television, as explained by RFI Zoumana Bakayoko, member of the funeral committee of DJ Arafat: " We are expecting more than 100,000 people. The stadium will be open from 8 am. Normally, the tribute will begin from 4 pm, to end the next day at 6 am. For people to stay in the communes, giant screens have been planned in some communes. Yopougon, Ficgayo space, Koumassi, Inchallah space and at the roundabout of Abobo town hall. "
Ivorian and international artists expected
More than one hundred artists are expected for the event according to Zoumana Bakayoko: " There will be a lot of Ivorian artists, a hundred, like Kedjevara, DJ Leo, really, all that Côte d'Ivoire counts. prestigious artists. And we have people coming from abroad. We have Koffi Olomide, Davido, Fally Ipupa, all the big names in Africa. "
The burial of DJ Arafat will take place this Saturday. And it is the Williamsville Cemetery, in the commune of Adjamé, which will welcome the remains of the coupé-décalé legend.
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