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Thousands of fans have gathered in Ivory Coast’s capital Abidjan to pay tribute to musician DJ Arafat.

The 33 year old Ivorian, whose real name was Ange Didier Huon, died in a motorcycle accident earlier this month.

Hundreds of Ivorian artists took part in a stadium concert, with President Alassane Ouattara among its attendees.

Huon’s coffin was later brought to the stadium and then carried away to a local cemetery for burial.

DJ Arafat
Image captionIn 2016 and 2017, DJ Arafat was named artist of the year at the Coupé-Decalé Awards

The concert was organised after a successful online petition which called on the government to allow the use of Félix Houphouët Boigny stadium, which seats 35,000 people.

The government also pledged $250,000 towards the event and said it would pay for Huon’s funeral ceremony.

Malian singer Sidiki Diabate and Ivory Coast Defence Minister Hamed Bakayoko on stage
Image captionMalian singer Sidiki Diabate and Ivorian Defence Minister Hamed Bakayoko were among hundreds of people who took part in the concert

DJ Arafat was one of the most popular African musicians in the Francophone world, and had been referred to as the “king” of coupé-décalé (cut and run), an Ivorian form of dance music.

The musical genre was born in the early 2000s during Ivory Coast’s civil war and emphasised that young people still wanted to have fun despite the conflict.

A fan of DJ Arafat walks through the ceremony
Image captionHuon’s fan base are known as “Le Chinois” (The Chinese) because of their high numbers

DJ Arafat came to symbolise the flashy, well-dressed lifestyle associated with the music, which features fast percussion, deep bass and hip-hop-style vocals.

The singer was also known for his love of motorcycles and featured them in his most recent hit, Moto Moto, released in May, which has had more than five million YouTube views.

The children of late Ange Didier Houn, also known as DJ Arafat, attend a tribute ceremony
Image captionHuon’s children also spoke at the ceremony in Felix Houphouet-Boigny stadium

He released 11 albums over his 15-year career, and was named best artist of the year at the Coupé-Decalé Awards in 2016 and 2017.

He has also been posthumously nominated for two All Africa Music Awards.

Off stage, DJ Arafat was known for controversy, having faced accusations of domestic abuse.

Fans attend a tribute ceremony
Image captionDJ Arafat is credited with influencing the music scenes in France and West Africa

The music star also regularly lashed out at other artists on social media.

“The clashes started because I wanted to show I was number one on the Ivorian music scene,” Huon told Jeune Afrique magazine last year.

“Above all it helped me to invent new sounds, I needed competition to find inspiration. When the music scene is sleeping, you have to wake it up”.

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