Ivory Coast - October 12, 2006 - October 12, 2026: 20 years since Coupé Décalé lost its 'president'

On October 12, 2006, Douk Saga, an iconic figure of Coupé Décalé and self-proclaimed president of the Ivorian Jet Set, died at age 32 in Ouagadougou from a chronic lung condition. He is regarded as the father of the Décalé-Coupé music genre, which achieved international popularity. Twenty years after his death, his legacy still influences the music scene in Ivory Coast, Africa, and beyond.