Sofiano

Sofiano
Sofiano in the music video for "Wooto" ("Like This") (2015)
Sofiano in the music video for "Wooto" ("Like This") (2015)
Background information
Born
Sofiane Balzak Kanazoé

(1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 (age 35)
Pouytenga, Kouritenga, Burkina Faso
Genres
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active1900–present

Sofiane Balzak Kanazoé, also known by his stage name Sofiano, is a singer and composer from Burkina Faso. 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, a music and arts festival in the Burkinabé capital, Ouagadougou. Sofiano won two national Kundé awards, the Kundé of revelation and the Kundé of hope, in 2015.

He is recognisable on his records by his spoken Mòoré language slogan "yiinsan; laafi". He sings mostly in Mòoré but also French and very occasionally English.

Life and career

Kanazoé was born in Pouytenga, Kouritenga Province, Burkina Faso.

Awards

Sofiano was nominated for various national Kundé awards of 2015 and won two of them, the Kundé of revelation and the Kundé of hope. Sofiano was also nominated for the Kundé award for best featuring of African integration in 2019, for his song "Mina" featuring Erickson Le Zulu.

Discography

Albums

Singles

As lead artist

  • "Fo Ya Néré" (2014)
  • "Gouanga" (2015)
  • "Rabi" (2015)
  • "Wooto" ("Like This") (2015)
  • "Anda Pagba" (2015)
  • "I Love You" (2015)
  • "Zabdamin" (2016)
  • "Ka Dansé" (2016)
  • "Bola" ("Boola") (2016)
  • "Comme Ça" (featuring Ariel Sheney) (2016)
  • "Ma Raison" (2017)
  • "Je Suis Désolé" (2017)
  • "Haut Niveau" (2017)
  • "Je Ne Sais Pas" (2017)
  • "Goumin Goumin" (2018)
  • "Chaoo" (2018)
  • "Mina" (featuring Erickson Le Zulu) (2019)
  • "Ablakadjigui" (featuring Serge Beynaud) (2019)
  • "Get Paid" (with Frank Weezy) (2014)
  • "Fourou Woro" (with Biba Ouassin) (2014)
  • "Donnant Donnant" (with Agozo) (2014)
  • "La Chorale" (with Barsa 1er) (2015)
  • "Entou Bé Dèmè" (with Fely-S) (2015)
  • "Fo Raré" (with Sidi) (2015)
  • "Hallo" (with Rosemonde) (2015)
  • "Bonheur Total" (with Beky La Star and Barsa 1er) (2016)
  • "Pakini Dance" (with Zimba) (2016)
  • "Baby" (with Michouana) (2016)
  • "Ya Tond La Taaba" (with Gabana 1er) (2017)
  • "Adonté" (with Sbiki Choco) (2017)
  • "Mi Amor" (with Sina Bazie) (2017)
  • "Toumma" (with INIESTA) (2018)
  • "Barka" (with Agozo) (2019)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Musique burkinabè : Rama, Weezy et Sofiano émerveillent déjà - leFaso.net, l'actualité au Burkina Faso". lefaso.net (in French). Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  2. ↑ UNESCO (2012-12-31). Politiques pour la créativité: guide pour le développement des industries culturelles et créatives (in French). UNESCO. pp. 82–83. ISBN 9789230010393.
  3. 1 2 "Musique : "Waouu" de l'artiste musicien SOFIANO". burkina7.com (in French). 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  4. 1 2 "Musique : Sofiano veut repartir sur de nouvelles bases". 226Infos (in French). 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  5. 1 2 3 "Sofiano : Je te propose la règle de 4 | Tackborse.TV - 100% Culture - Film, Clips, Musique, MP3 du Burkina Faso". Bienvenue sur Tackborse.tv | 100% Culture - Film, Clips, Musique, MP3 du Burkina Faso (in French). 2016-10-26. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  6. ↑ "Burkina/Kundé d'Or 2015 : Voici la liste intégrale des nominés | Africa Top Success". Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  7. ↑ "Mina (SOFIANO) – KUNDE" (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  8. ↑ "Kundé d'or 2019 : Qui d'entre Floby, Maï Lingani et Nabalüm ?". aouaga.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  9. ↑ "Artistes BF". www.artistesbf.org (in French). Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  10. ↑ "" NE Yam Daabo " : Le nouvel album de l'artiste SOFIANO – Les Editions Faso Actu". www.faso-actu.net (in French). Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  11. ↑ "Sofiano à propos des journalistes et de Floby | Tackborse.TV - 100% Culture - Film, Clips, Musique, MP3 du Burkina Faso". Bienvenue sur Tackborse.tv | 100% Culture - Film, Clips, Musique, MP3 du Burkina Faso (in French). 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  12. ↑ SOFIANO-Fo ya néré (Clip Officiel), retrieved 2019-08-02
  13. ↑ Sofiano - Gouanga, retrieved 2019-08-02
  14. ↑ Sofiano Rabi, retrieved 2019-08-02
  15. ↑ Sofiano - Wooto [Clip Officiel], retrieved 2019-08-02
  16. ↑ SOFIANO - ANDA PAGBA CLIP OFFICIEL, retrieved 2019-08-02
  17. ↑ SOFIANO - I Love You [Clip Audio + Paroles] 2015, retrieved 2019-08-02
  18. ↑ SOFIANO - ZABDAMIN [Clip Audio] 2016, retrieved 2019-08-02
  19. ↑ SOFIANO - Ka Dansé [Clip Audio] 2016, retrieved 2019-08-02
  20. ↑ Sofiano - Bola [Clip Audio] 2016, retrieved 2019-08-02
  21. ↑ Sofiano feat Ariel Sheney - Comme ça [Clip Audio] 2016, retrieved 2019-08-02
  22. ↑ SOFIANO - Ma Raison [Clip Audio] 2017, retrieved 2019-08-02
  23. ↑ SOFIANO - JE SUIS DESOLE [Clip Vidéo] 2017, retrieved 2019-08-02
  24. ↑ SOFIANO - HAUT NIVEAU [Clip Audio] 2017, retrieved 2019-08-02
  25. ↑ "SOFIANO - J'NE SAIS PAS". www.faso-moov.com. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  26. ↑ Sofiano_Goumin Goumin, retrieved 2019-08-02
  27. ↑ Sofiano-Chaoo (Clip Officiel )., retrieved 2019-08-02
  28. ↑ Mina, retrieved 2019-08-02
  29. ↑ Sofiano Feat Serge Beynaud- ABLAKADJIGUI, retrieved 2019-08-02
  30. ↑ [Clip Officiel] Weezy ft Sofiano - "Get Paid", retrieved 2019-08-02
  31. ↑ Biba Ouassin Feat Sofiano fourou woro (Clip Officiel), retrieved 2019-08-02
  32. ↑ Agozo - Donnant Donnant Ft Sofiano, retrieved 2019-08-02
  33. ↑ Barsa 1er - La Chorale Ft Sofiano, retrieved 2019-08-02
  34. ↑ FELY-S feat SOFIANO, retrieved 2019-08-02
  35. ↑ Sidi feat Sofiano - Fo Raré [Clip Officiel], retrieved 2019-08-02
  36. ↑ Rosemonde feat Sofiano - Hallo [Clip Officiel] 2015, retrieved 2019-08-02
  37. ↑ Beky la Star feat SOFIANO _ Barsa 1er - Bonheur Total [Clip Officiel] 2016, retrieved 2019-08-02
  38. ↑ ZIMBA Feat Sofiano - Pakini Dance [Clip Officiel] 2016, retrieved 2019-08-02
  39. ↑ Michouana feat Sofiano - Baby [Clip Audio ] 2016, retrieved 2019-08-02
  40. ↑ GABANA 1ER FEAT SOFIANO- Ya Tond La taaba( Clip Officiel ), retrieved 2019-08-02
  41. ↑ SBIKI CHOCO ft SOFIANO - Adonté [Clip Vidéo] 2017, retrieved 2019-08-02
  42. ↑ Sina Bazie feat Sofiano MI AMOR Clip Officiel, retrieved 2019-08-02
  43. ↑ INESTA feat Sofiano -Toumma, retrieved 2019-08-02
  44. ↑ Agozo feat-Sofiano Barka[clip vidéo]2019, retrieved 2019-08-02