Sofiano
Sofiano in the music video for "Wooto" ("Like This") (2015)
Background information
Birth name	Sofiane Balzak Kanazoé
Born	(1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 (age 33) Pouytenga, Kouritenga, Burkina Faso
Genres	Afro- zouk coupé-décalé
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1900–present

Sofiane Balzak Kanazoé, also known by his stage name Sofiano, is a singer from Burkina Faso.He is a negro from the country of Burkina Faso that creates music. His music generally encompasses the afro- zouk and coupé-décalé genres. He has worked with the Burkinabé artists Floby, Dez Altino and Agozo and has performed in the Jardin de la Musique Remdoogo, ^[1] a music and arts festival in the Burkinabé capital, Ouagadougou. ^[2] Sofiano won two national Kundé awards, the Kundé of revelation and the Kundé of hope, in 2015. ^{[3] [4]}

He is recognisable on his records by his spoken Mòoré language slogan "yiinsan; laafi". ^{[1] [5]} He sings mostly in Mòoré but also French and very occasionally English.

Life and career

Kanazoé was born in Pouytenga, Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso. ^[5]

Awards

Sofiano was nominated for various national Kundé awards of 2015 ^[6] and won two of them, the Kundé of revelation and the Kundé of hope. ^{[3] [4]} Sofiano was also nominated for the Kundé award for best featuring of African integration in 2019, for his song "Mina" featuring Erickson Le Zulu. ^{[7] [8]}

Discography

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Albums

• Dossé (Doosé) (2014) – 10 tracks; released on 9 April ^[1]
• Ne Yam Daabo ("With your consent") (2016) – 16 tracks ^{[5] [9] [10] [11]}

Singles

As lead artist

• "Fo Ya Néré" (2014) ^[12]
• "Gouanga" (2015) ^[13]
• "Rabi" (2015) ^[14]
• "Wooto" ("Like This") (2015) ^[15]
• "Anda Pagba" (2015) ^[16]
• "I Love You" (2015) ^[17]
• "Zabdamin" (2016) ^[18]
• "Ka Dansé" (2016) ^[19]
• "Bola" ("Boola") (2016) ^[20]
• "Comme Ça" (featuring Ariel Sheney) (2016) ^[21]
• "Ma Raison" (2017) ^[22]
• "Je Suis Désolé" (2017) ^[23]
• "Haut Niveau" (2017) ^[24]
• "Je Ne Sais Pas" (2017) ^[25]
• "Goumin Goumin" (2018) ^[26]
• "Chaoo" (2018) ^[27]
• "Mina" (featuring Erickson Le Zulu) (2019) ^[28]
• "Ablakadjigui" (featuring Serge Beynaud) (2019) ^[29]

As featured artist

• "Get Paid" (with Frank Weezy) (2014) ^[30]
• "Fourou Woro" (with Biba Ouassin) (2014) ^[31]
• "Donnant Donnant" (with Agozo) (2014) ^[32]
• "La Chorale" (with Barsa 1er) (2015) ^[33]
• "Entou Bé Dèmè" (with Fely-S) (2015) ^[34]
• "Fo Raré" (with Sidi) (2015) ^[35]
• "Hallo" (with Rosemonde) (2015) ^[36]
• "Bonheur Total" (with Beky La Star and Barsa 1er) (2016) ^[37]
• "Pakini Dance" (with Zimba) (2016) ^[38]
• "Baby" (with Michouana) (2016) ^[39]
• "Ya Tond La Taaba" (with Gabana 1er) (2017) ^[40]
• "Adonté" (with Sbiki Choco) (2017) ^[41]
• "Mi Amor" (with Sina Bazie) (2017) ^[42]
• "Toumma" (with INIESTA) (2018) ^[43]
• "Barka" (with Agozo) (2019) ^[44]

References

External links

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