Alpha Blondy was a musician well before he discovered reggae. In high school in Dimbokoro, Ivory Coast, known then as Sedou Kone, he played with the Atomic Vibrations, a high school band that played ...

Lagos — These are not the best of times for the once peaceful serene country French-speaking West African country, Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire). Like a man under spell, the country is threateningly ...

Reggae legend Alpha Blondy has released a new single 'Love Power'. The song features Ghanaian artiste Stonebwoy. 'Love Power' is the second single off Alpha Blondy's forthcoming album dubbed Eternity, ...

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For this year's Meltdown festival, the South Bank turned to eccentric producer and godfather of reggae Lee Scratch Perry to pull together three weeks' worth of programming. Even if much of the process ...

Banjul — These are not the best of times for the once peaceful serene country French-speaking West African country, Ivory Coast. Like a man under spell, the country is threateningly moving towards ...

In 1977, Seydou Kone was studying English at Columbia University and working four jobs. He was 5,000 miles from his home in West Africa, but Kone was ecstatic to be in a country that spawned Woodstock ...

Colombo is set to come alive with the unmistakable rhythms of reggae as global music icon ‘Alpha Blondy’ touches down in Colombo yesterday morning ahead of his much-anticipated live Concert at the Air ...

Singer Alpha Blondy was in Israel this week for the Zion Reggae Festival. Arutz Sheva met Blondy in Tel Aviv where talked about his deep connection with the land. "My family and I, we are so excited ...

Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through our links on this page. (Alpha Blondy performs Sunday night at Metropolis. Photo: Tim Snow / The Gazette. For a photo gallery ...

Reggae fans in Sri Lanka are in for a historic treat as legendary Ivorian reggae icon Alpha Blondy (real name Seydou Koné) is set to perform live in Colombo on July 19, 2025, at the Air Force Grounds ...