Jeune Lio, the Cameroonian-born ‘music conductor’ charming the Ivory Coast – Al Jazeera English

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A man djing in front of a black background, charming the Ivory Coast.

In June 2022, he was announced as artistic director for Francophone artistes at Sony Music Africa, highlighting his influential status on the Central and West African music scene. He is already working with up-and-coming artists such as Ivorian acts Revolution and Widgunz, as well as Gabonese singer Emma’a.

But it was the staple La Sunday party, first introduced in 2018, that turned him into a bonafide superstar and fulfilled his dream of music dominance, on the domestic scene.

“When I started DJing in Abidjan, I told myself that I was…