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DJ Arafat: Top Ivory Coast singer dies in road accident
He was known as the "king" of coupé-décalé dance music, popular in French-speaking Africa
Top Ivorian musician DJ Arafat dies in a motorbike accident, aged 33.
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(Photo: DJ Arafat. Credit: Getty Images)
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