Côte d'Ivoire : “Death of Papa Wemba, will A salfo be arrested?”

After the 9th edition of the Urban Music Festival of Anoumabo (Femua 9), the organizers of this great cultural rendez - vous took stock of the event on Thursday, may 19, at the headquarters of the structure, in Cocody - Angré.

Guy-Michel Ablé, director of communication of the Femua, who was assisted by his collaborator, Gustave Adams, took advantage of this opportunity to make some clarifications regarding the communication around the death of the king of congolese rumba, Papa Wemba, and the convening of Traoré Salif ‘A ' Salfo’ by the police ‘ commissioner general of the Femua’. The case of the congolese star, he wanted to be more precise. "The death of the artist was an event in which the organization of the Femua was not expecting. And in such circumstances, the need to be cautious in the disclosure of certain information. We had to take into account decisions from the government. There were even some restrictions", said Guy - Michel Ablé.

Moreover,  he revealed that after the death of Wemba, the commissioner-general of the Femua was summoned to the police. A convocation at which he responded to the commissioner's office of the 26th district of Koumassi, without specifying the date. Same goes for the technician of the microphone, at the concert of Papa Wemba. According to the communication manager, the employee of Aréel Group, in charge of the logistics, was heard, as a result of rumors about the ”poisoning” of the congolese artist.

By the way, on the state of mind of the "Magicians" after these moments of disorder, Guy-Michel Ablé revealed that A Salfo and its peers in the group Magic System have the " high moral ". "The state of mind of the Magic System is good. They have taken two weeks off in Paris, after the unfortunate events in Côte d'ivoire. They will be in Abidjan at the beginning of June", assured the director of communication. Talking about the next Femua, Traoré Salif says they intend to put the mouthfuls double for the 10th festival, to be regarded as a major success. "All the arrangements are made for the next festival," said Mr. Ablé.

It should be recalled that, the Femua 9 was marked by the death on stage of the congolaise star Papa Wemba. This death was followed a few days later, by that of Deigna Bonaventure Didier AKA  Pépito, musical band chief of the Magic System.