Magic System
Magic System is an Ivorian musical group from Abidjan. It was founded in 1996 and comprises Salif "Asalfo" Traoré, Narcisse "Goude" Sadoua, Étienne "Tino" Boué Bi, and Adama "Manadja" Fanny.
| Magic System | |
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| Origin | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Genres | Zouglou, Coupé-Décalé |
| Years active | Late 1990s–present |
| Labels | Artop |
| Members | Salif "Asalfo" Traoré Narcisse "Goude" Sadoua Étienne "Tino" Boué Bi Adama "Manadja" Fanny |
Magic System's recordings in the Zouglou dance style have featured in the charts throughout Africa (selling over 1.5 million CDs), the West Indies, and in France, where the band became one of the most popular modern African artists.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Fl) [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] |
FRA [3] | |||
| 1979 | Papitou | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Premier Gaou | — | — | 19 | |
| 1994 | Poisson d'Avril | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Un gaou à Paris | — | — | 73 | |
| 2005 | Cessa kiè la vérité | — | 55 | 13 | |
| 2007 | Ki Dit Mié | — | — | 25 | SNEP: Gold[4] |
| 2011 | Toutè Kalé | — | 35 | 7 | SNEP: Platinum[4] |
| 2012 | D'Abidjan à Paris | — | 29 | 16 | SNEP: Gold[4] |
| 2014 | Africainement vôtre | 185 | 21 | 11 | SNEP: Gold[4] |
| 2015 | Radio Afrika | — | 74 | 25 | |
| 2017 | Ya foye | — | 113 | 122 [5] |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Fl) |
BEL (Wa) Ultratop [2] |
BEL (Wa) Ultratip [2] |
FRA [6] |
GER |
NED | POL [7] |
SWI | ||||||||
| 1997 | "Momo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Papitou | |||||
| 2001 | "1er Gaou" | — | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 30 | SNEP: Gold[4] | 1er Gaou | ||||
| 2003 | "Amoulanga" | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Un gaou à Paris" | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | Un gaou à Paris | ||||||
| 2004 | "Un gaou à Oran" (featuring Mokobé & AP fr 113 and Mohammed Lamine) |
— | 3 | — | 9 | — | 65 | — | 29 | Cessa kiè la vérité | |||||
| 2005 | "Bouger Bouger" (featuring Mokobé) |
— | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 38 | SNEP: Gold[4] | |||||
| 2006 | "C'chô, ça brûle" (with Akil, Cheb Bilal & Big Ali) |
— | — | 2* | 4 | — | — | — | — | SNEP: Gold[4] | Single only | ||||
| 2007 | "Ki dit mié" | — | — | 2* | 8 | — | — | — | 96 | Ki dit mié | |||||
| "On va samizé" (featuring Amine) |
— | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2008 | "Zouglou Dance - Joie de vivre" | — | 18 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 66 | ||||||
| 2009 | "Même pas fatigué !!!" (with Khaled) |
— | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 49 | Liberté (Khaled album) | |||||
| 2010 | "Ambiance à l'Africaine" | — | 28 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | Toutè Kalé | |||||
| 2011 | "Chérie Coco" (featuring Soprano) |
— | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 69 | ||||||
| "La danse des magiciens" | — | 27 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2012 | "Tango Tango" | — | — | 12* | 99 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2013 | "Mamadou" | — | — | 17* | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2014 | "Magic in the Air" (featuring Chawki) |
10 | 1 | — | 3 | 64 | — | 20 | 23 | Africainement vôtre | |||||
| "Tu es fou" | — | 46 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2015 | "Sweet Fanta Diallo (Adieu soleil)" | — | — | 35 | 84 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2017 | "Ya foye" | — | — | — | 122 [8] |
— | — | — | — | ||||||
| "All Around the World" | — | — | — | 178 [9] |
— | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Featured in
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Wa) Ultratop [2] |
BEL (Wa) Ultratip [2] |
FRA [6] |
SWI | ||||
| 2003 | "On n'sait jaimais" (Leslie feat. Magic System & Sweety) |
— | 3* | 8 | 22 | Je suis et je resterai (Leslie album) | |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
See also
References
- http://www.ultratop.be/nl/artist/Magic_System
- http://www.ultratop.be/fr/artist/Magic_System
- Magic System page
- "Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique" (Les certifications). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 25, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- French peaks
- Bestseller charts and awards :: Polish Society of Phonographic Industry (Top airplay 26.07. - 01.08.2014) Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 12, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 27, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
External links
- Magic System Official Myspace Website
- Magic System Official Website
- RFI Music.com (French, with audio samples)
- Feb 2005 interview (in French)
- Songs by Magic System translated into English
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