Davido, others mourn as DJ Arafat dies
Popular Ivorian musician, Houon Ange Didier, popularly known as DJ Arafat is dead.
The 33-year-old died on Monday at about 8am following a bike accident Sunday night in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire.
According to reports, his motorcycle was hit by a car driven by a journalist from Radio Côte d’Ivoire.
DJ Arafat was reportedly unconscious while being rushed to the hospital before he died on Monday.
According to BBC Afrique, he was a highly celebrated and accomplished Coupe Decale Artist.
He won the Best Francophone Award at the 2015 MAMAs and was nominated for Best African Act at the 2015 MTV EMA.
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In May 2019, DJ Arafat’s Moto Moto hit 1 million YouTube views in less than 24 hours.
Music superstar Davido took to his twitter and Instagram pages to pay tributes to the late artiste.
He simply wrote: “RIP Yorobo. I love you”.
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