In Ivory Coast, CAN stadiums all hit with the “hammer blow”

In Ivory Coast, the official anthem of the CAN, signed by the zouglou group Magic System, was dethroned by a cut-off piece that has become essential:

Coup du hammer

by Tam Sir. Anatomy of an already cult song.

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The Alassane-Ouattara stadium in Ébimpé is sold out for the opening match of CAN 2024. AFP - FRANCK FIFE

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With our correspondent in Abidjan,

Marine Jeannin

Impossible to have missed it: since the start of the CAN, the

Hammer Blow

has been played and danced in all stadiums, fan zones, clubs and maquis... Its choreography, already iconic, is made up of two very simple.

The song was born from the stroke of genius of a young beatmaker: Tam Sir. He says he is surprised by the scale of his success, but recognizes that the composition of

Coup du Marteau

owes nothing to chance: “

As for the beat, I was inspired by the official supporters of the Elephants, called CNSE. “Ka, ka-la-ka, de-de-le-de, ka, ka-la-la, bang bang bang”, with the vuvuzelas. Now, for the song, I called on Team Paiya, Ste Milano, Renard Barakissa, Tazeboy and PSK. I had to mix maïmouna, which is Ivory 2.0 rap, with the energy of the coupé-décalé from before, to create a fusion. From start to finish, it's just running!

» (laughs)

The

hammer blow

has become the celebratory dance of several CAN teams, after a goal or a victory... And has even spread to the ranks of PSG, since the footballer Marie-Antoinette Katoto adopted it in turn.

@crack.ivo225

🚨🇨🇮 Marie Antoinette Katoto in her hammer blow 😅😍

♬ Hammer blow - Tam Sir

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