![]() He spent thirteen months there and then moved to the United States to improve his English. His parents sent him to study English in Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia, in 1973. He formed a band in high school, but this affected his schooling and he was expelled for poor attendance. 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. The 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. Many of his songs are politically and socially motivated, and are mainly sung in his native language Dyula, French and English, sometimes he occasionally uses other languages, for example, Arabic or Hebrew. Seydou Koné (born Januin Dimbokro), better known by his stage name Alpha Blondy, is an Ivorian reggae singer and international recording artist. ![]()
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