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Alpha Blondy Biography

Alpha Blondy is one of the most popular and richest Reggae Singer who was born on January 1, 1953 in Ivory Coast. Jah Glory was the first solo album by a Reggae artist. It was released in 1982.

His music has been compared with Bob Marley’s.

First son of a family of eight children, Seydou Koné was raised by his grandmother in an environment described by him as “among elders”, which was to have a big impact on his career. In 1962, Alpha Blondy joined his father in Odienné, where he spent ten years, attended Sainte Elisabeth High School, and was involved in the Ivory Coast students movement. He formed a band in high school, but this affected his schooling and he was expelled for poor attendance. His parents sent him to study English in Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia, in 1973. He spent thirteen months there and then moved to the United States to improve his English.

In 1974, Seydou moved to New York where he majored in English at Hunter College and the Columbia University American Language Program because he wanted to be a teacher. In New York, he met Rastafarians for the first time and saw concerts by Jamaican artists such as Burning Spear. Seydou was involved in multiple altercations and returned to the Ivory Coast, where he got into more trouble until he met one of his childhood friends, Fulgence Kassi, who had become a noted television producer. This was the beginning of his real career as a musician, and he began to use the name “Alpha Blondy”.

He was raised by his grandmother, and has seven siblings.

Name	Alpha Blondy
First Name	Alpha
Last Name	Blondy
Occupation	Reggae Singer
Birthday	January 1
Birth Year	1953
Place of Birth
Home Town
Birth Country	Ivory Coast
Birth Sign	Capricorn
Full/Birth Name
Father	Not Available
Mother	Not Available
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Aelyssa Darragi
Children(s)	Aminata Koné, Ismaël Koné, Soukeïna Kone

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Soon, the fame of Alpha Blondy spread to Europe. Following the success of an EP entitled Rasta Poué, he went to Paris in 1984 to make his second album, Cocody Rock, with the label Pathe Marconi. The “Bob Marley of Africa” travelled to the island of Jamaica and recorded the title track of this album with Marley’s backing group, The Wailers.

Alpha Blondy Net Worth

Alpha Blondy is one of the richest Reggae Singer from Ivory Coast. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alpha Blondy's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a Hunter College and Columbia University English Literature student.

In 2011, he released Vision, an album.

Seydou Koné (French pronunciation: ​[sɛdu kɔne] ; born January 1, 1953 in Dimbokro, N’Zi Region), better known by his stage name Alpha Blondy, is a Ivorian reggae singer and international recording artist. Many of his songs are politically and socially motivated, and are mainly sung in his native language of Dioula, French and in English, though he occasionally uses other languages, for example, Arabic or Hebrew.

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Reggae Singer
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

Back home in 1985, Blondy went into the studio to record “Apartheid is Nazism”, a call for the end of apartheid. In 1986, he recorded “Jerusalem” at Tuff Gong studios in Jamaica, again with The Wailers featuring legendary Aston “Family Man” Barrett. Blondy tried to promote unity between the religion of Islam, Judaism and Christianity. He drew his arguments and inspiration from his own diverse knowledge of the Bible, the Quran, and the Torah. That same year, he sang in Hebrew during a concert in Morocco. At this point, he was continuously touring. His new album Revolution had a lighter, gentler sound; this album featured cellos in the instrumentation, and the line-up included veteran Ivory Coast singer Aicha Kone. The album also included “Jah Houphouët parle”, a long speech by Ivory Coast president Félix Houphouët-Boigny with only the most minimal beat behind it.

Alpha Blondy was born to a Muslim father and a Christian mother, and was brought up by a grandmother “who taught him to love everyone”. Blondy’s respect for all religions and the spirituality he derives from them can be heard on the tracks “God is One” or “Jerusalem” where he sang for unity among all religions in 1986.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Alpha Blondy height 5 ft 7 in Alpha weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height	5 ft 7 in
Weight	Not Known
Body Measurements	Under Review
Eye Color	Not Available
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After various TV shows for Kassi, Blondy recorded his first solo album in 1982, entitled Jah Glory. This album was to have enormous success and would become later a symbol of resistance because of the song “Brigadier Sabari,” which documents his experience of being arrested in Abidjan in the 1980s and his subsequent mistreatment by the police. Alpha Blondy became a big star in Abidjan with his African twist of Reggae music, becoming in the eyes of his fans “the Bob Marley of Africa”. Alpha Blondy is spiritual, political and positive just like Marley himself, and recorded a cover of Bob Marley’s song “War”. In order to reach more people with his message, he chose to sing in many languages: English; French; Baoulé, and his native language – Dioula. Later, he also brought new instrumentation to his brand of reggae such as the violin and cello.

At the beginning of 1993, worn out from a world tour, Blondy succumbed to depression and was taken into an institution for psychiatric help. But as his health recovered he recorded the album Dieu (“God”), on which he appears more spiritual and religious, on tracks such as “Heal Me”, about his illness and recovery.

Who is Alpha Blondy Dating?

According to our records, Alpha Blondy married to Aelyssa Darragi . As of December 1, 2023, Alpha Blondy’s is not dating anyone.

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Blondy spent the years 1987–89 giving concerts and recording SOS Guerre Tribale in Abidjan. This was promoted by Blondy himself, as he was distancing himself from Pathe Marconi at this stage. This was not to be a real success but it did not deter Blondy and in 1991 he returned to Europe for a concert tour and to record his famous album Masada with the help of musical legends such as Bocana Maiga and UK reggae producer Dennis Bovell. The album, with its hit single “Rendez Vous”, was a huge success, and Blondy was later to receive his first Gold Disc in Paris.

Facts & Trivia

Alpha Ranked on the list of most popular Reggae Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ivory Coast. Alpha Blondy celebrates birthday on January 1 of every year.

Blondy’s psychiatric treatment continued but on 10 December 1994, he was back with the festival in memory of President Houphouet, and later he made his European comeback at a storming concert at Le Zenith in Paris. In 1996, Blondy released a hits compilation and went back into the studio to record the album Grand Bassam Zion, singing in six languages: Malinke; Arabic; French; English;Ashanti and Wolof.

What is the meaning of Alpha Blondy?

After his release his fortunes finally began to improve. Taking the name Alpha Blondy (the name carries the connotation of “First Bandit” and may have resulted from a family member’s mispronunciation of the word “bandit”), he performed on an Ivory Coast talent-search television program, First Chance.

What happened Alpha Blondy?

At the beginning of 1993, worn out from a world tour, Blondy succumbed to depression and was taken into an institution for psychiatric help. But as his health recovered he recorded the album Dieu (“God”), on which he appears more spiritual and religious, on tracks such as “Heal Me”, about his illness and recovery.

What is Alpha Blondy real name?

Seydou Koné

How old is Alpha Blondy now?

69 years (January 1, 1953)

Which country is Alpha Blondy from?

Ivorian

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