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Birth name | Sofiane Balzak Kanazoé |
Born | Pouytenga, Kouritenga, Burkina Faso | 11 January 1991
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Years active | 1900–present |
Sofiane Balzak Kanazoé, also known by his stage name Sofiano, is a singer from Burkina Faso.He is a negro from the country of Burkina Faso that creates music. His music generally encompasses the afro-zouk and coupé-décalé genres. He has worked with the Burkinabé artists Floby, Dez Altino and Agozo and has performed in the Jardin de la Musique Remdoogo,[1] a music and arts festival in the Burkinabé capital, Ouagadougou.[2] Sofiano won two national Kundé awards, the Kundé of revelation and the Kundé of hope, in 2015.[3][4]
He is recognisable on his records by his spoken Mòoré language slogan "yiinsan; laafi".[1][5] He sings mostly in Mòoré but also French and very occasionally English.
Life and career
Kanazoé was born in Pouytenga, Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso.[5]
Awards
Sofiano was nominated for various national Kundé awards of 2015[6] and won two of them, the Kundé of revelation and the Kundé of hope.[3][4] Sofiano was also nominated for the Kundé award for best featuring of African integration in 2019, for his song "Mina" featuring Erickson Le Zulu.[7][8]
Discography
Albums
Singles
As lead artist
- "Fo Ya Néré" (2014)[12]
- "Gouanga" (2015)[13]
- "Rabi" (2015)[14]
- "Wooto" ("Like This") (2015)[15]
- "Anda Pagba" (2015)[16]
- "I Love You" (2015)[17]
- "Zabdamin" (2016)[18]
- "Ka Dansé" (2016)[19]
- "Bola" ("Boola") (2016)[20]
- "Comme Ça" (featuring Ariel Sheney) (2016)[21]
- "Ma Raison" (2017)[22]
- "Je Suis Désolé" (2017)[23]
- "Haut Niveau" (2017)[24]
- "Je Ne Sais Pas" (2017)[25]
- "Goumin Goumin" (2018)[26]
- "Chaoo" (2018)[27]
- "Mina" (featuring Erickson Le Zulu) (2019)[28]
- "Ablakadjigui" (featuring Serge Beynaud) (2019)[29]
As featured artist
- "Get Paid" (with Frank Weezy) (2014)[30]
- "Fourou Woro" (with Biba Ouassin) (2014)[31]
- "Donnant Donnant" (with Agozo) (2014)[32]
- "La Chorale" (with Barsa 1er) (2015)[33]
- "Entou Bé Dèmè" (with Fely-S) (2015)[34]
- "Fo Raré" (with Sidi) (2015)[35]
- "Hallo" (with Rosemonde) (2015)[36]
- "Bonheur Total" (with Beky La Star and Barsa 1er) (2016)[37]
- "Pakini Dance" (with Zimba) (2016)[38]
- "Baby" (with Michouana) (2016)[39]
- "Ya Tond La Taaba" (with Gabana 1er) (2017)[40]
- "Adonté" (with Sbiki Choco) (2017)[41]
- "Mi Amor" (with Sina Bazie) (2017)[42]
- "Toumma" (with INIESTA) (2018)[43]
- "Barka" (with Agozo) (2019)[44]
References
- 1 2 3 "Musique burkinabè : Rama, Weezy et Sofiano émerveillent déjà - leFaso.net, l'actualité au Burkina Faso". lefaso.net (in French). Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ UNESCO (2012-12-31). Politiques pour la créativité: guide pour le développement des industries culturelles et créatives (in French). UNESCO. pp. 82–83. ISBN 9789230010393.
- 1 2 "Musique : "Waouu" de l'artiste musicien SOFIANO". burkina7.com (in French). 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- 1 2 "Musique : Sofiano veut repartir sur de nouvelles bases". 226Infos (in French). 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- 1 2 3 "Sofiano : Je te propose la règle de 4 | Tackborse.TV - 100% Culture - Film, Clips, Musique, MP3 du Burkina Faso". Bienvenue sur Tackborse.tv | 100% Culture - Film, Clips, Musique, MP3 du Burkina Faso (in French). 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ↑ "Burkina/Kundé d'Or 2015 : Voici la liste intégrale des nominés | Africa Top Success". Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ "Mina (SOFIANO) – KUNDE" (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ↑ "Kundé d'or 2019 : Qui d'entre Floby, Maï Lingani et Nabalüm ?". aouaga.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ↑ "Artistes BF". www.artistesbf.org (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
- ↑ "" NE Yam Daabo " : Le nouvel album de l'artiste SOFIANO – Les Editions Faso Actu". www.faso-actu.net (in French). Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ "Sofiano à propos des journalistes et de Floby | Tackborse.TV - 100% Culture - Film, Clips, Musique, MP3 du Burkina Faso". Bienvenue sur Tackborse.tv | 100% Culture - Film, Clips, Musique, MP3 du Burkina Faso (in French). 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ↑ SOFIANO-Fo ya néré (Clip Officiel), retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Sofiano - Gouanga, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Sofiano Rabi, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Sofiano - Wooto [Clip Officiel], retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ SOFIANO - ANDA PAGBA CLIP OFFICIEL, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ SOFIANO - I Love You [Clip Audio + Paroles] 2015, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ SOFIANO - ZABDAMIN [Clip Audio] 2016, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ SOFIANO - Ka Dansé [Clip Audio] 2016, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Sofiano - Bola [Clip Audio] 2016, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Sofiano feat Ariel Sheney - Comme ça [Clip Audio] 2016, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ SOFIANO - Ma Raison [Clip Audio] 2017, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ SOFIANO - JE SUIS DESOLE [Clip Vidéo] 2017, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ SOFIANO - HAUT NIVEAU [Clip Audio] 2017, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ "SOFIANO - J'NE SAIS PAS". www.faso-moov.com. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
- ↑ Sofiano_Goumin Goumin, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Sofiano-Chaoo (Clip Officiel )., retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Mina, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Sofiano Feat Serge Beynaud- ABLAKADJIGUI, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ [Clip Officiel] Weezy ft Sofiano - "Get Paid", retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Biba Ouassin Feat Sofiano fourou woro (Clip Officiel), retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Agozo - Donnant Donnant Ft Sofiano, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Barsa 1er - La Chorale Ft Sofiano, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ FELY-S feat SOFIANO, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Sidi feat Sofiano - Fo Raré [Clip Officiel], retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Rosemonde feat Sofiano - Hallo [Clip Officiel] 2015, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Beky la Star feat SOFIANO _ Barsa 1er - Bonheur Total [Clip Officiel] 2016, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ ZIMBA Feat Sofiano - Pakini Dance [Clip Officiel] 2016, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Michouana feat Sofiano - Baby [Clip Audio ] 2016, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ GABANA 1ER FEAT SOFIANO- Ya Tond La taaba( Clip Officiel ), retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ SBIKI CHOCO ft SOFIANO - Adonté [Clip Vidéo] 2017, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Sina Bazie feat Sofiano MI AMOR Clip Officiel, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ INESTA feat Sofiano -Toumma, retrieved 2019-08-02
- ↑ Agozo feat-Sofiano Barka[clip vidéo]2019, retrieved 2019-08-02
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