out of us have been mourning their late icon the singer who had a huge following in francophonie africa died in a motorcycle accident in abidjan earlier this week news of his untimely death evoked a wave of tributes to the award winning star of the. dogs genre. celebrating the life of a hero dancing to one of his many popular songs since news of the death of d.j. arafat broke on monday fans have held vigil near the accident site. i came here to honor my artist and pay tribute here where he died i was hurting so much where i was i had to come here so that my anger would subside. just on the future we will miss his music his songs everything he's done for ivory coast for us for his fans will miss all of this no one else can do it if we defeat. him i know that. despite his young age arafat was nothing short of prolific at just $33.00 he'd already released 11 albums mainly of ku paid to can make a style of dance music combining choppy rhythms with hip hop focus. to the end. he soon became a symbol of the flashy well dressed life style associated with the music his talent for it earned him a