A royal grand funeral concert was held on Friday August 30, in honor of late Ivorien entertainer DJ Arafat at the 35,000-capacity Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium.
The event in which A-list African stars such as Davido, Sidiki Diabate, Fally Ipupa and Serge Beynaud performed in, had some happy and teary moments. The coffin of the “coupe-decale” singer who was conferred with the national order of cultural merit for “his immense contribution to the artistic radiance” of Ivory Coast before the grand send-off, was placed in the middle of the stadium as his fans paid their last respect.
DJ Arafat died on Monday August 12, after being involved in a motorcycle accident and subsequently rushed to the hospital on Sunday August 11 (Read here)
Here are more photos and videos from grand funeral concert below;
VIDEO: 🇨🇮 Thousands of fans of Ivorian singer #DJArafat, including football star Didier Drogba, pay tribute in Abidjan to the 33-year-old who died in a motorbiking accident pic.twitter.com/lUAM7qse4E
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 31, 2019
Nigerian musician, @iam_Davido, performs at DJ Arafat's funeral in the 35000 seater Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium in Abidjan. #RIPDjArafat #CotedIvoire pic.twitter.com/8Woedgf2s8
— Crisscross Africa (@crisscrosafrica) August 31, 2019
VIDEO: 🇨🇮 Football stars including Didier Drogba joined A-list African artists in paying tribute at a funeral concert in Abidjan to #DJArafat, the Ivorian music star killed aged 33 in a motorbike accident pic.twitter.com/FopEP9POe9
— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 31, 2019
