Alpha Blondy

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Alpha Blondy
Blondy in 2007
Background information
Birth name	Seydou Koné
Born	(1953-01-01) January 1, 1953 (age 71) Dimbokro, N'Zi Region, Ivory Coast
Genres	Reggae
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Years active	1981–2023
Labels	EMI France, VP Records, Wagram Music, Shanachie Records

Seydou Koné (French pronunciation: [sedu kɔne]; born January 1, 1953, in Dimbokro^[1]), better known by his stage name Alpha Blondy, is an Ivorian reggae singer and international recording artist. Many of his songs are politically and socially motivated, and are mainly sung in his native language Dyula, French and English, though he occasionally uses other languages, for example, Arabic or Hebrew.