Meiway awolowo biography



♫ Clip: 2006 Meiway – Zouk interdit

On the occasion of  the party of his 20 years of  make it career, Meiway released his 10th ep "M20" with a variety of sounds and music. This album saw ethics participation of the Franco-Congolese rapper Passi on the track "Dedans" and Lynnsha on "Mami".

At a every time when Ivory Coast seems to cast doubt on embarking on the path of composure after an unprecedented political crisis, Meiway returns in 2012 with "Professeur" his 11th album that contains 15 additional songs with incandescent rhythms, including 2 duets with Black Kent and Soum Bill.

His next album, "Illimitic" was unbound in 2016. This time no visitant appearences by fellow singers but capital composition by a fellow artist. As tidy musical homage to Deza XXL, interpretation singer, gitarist and musical brother who died in 2005, Meiway recorded a- cover of Deza XXL's song "No". And in the last song notice the album, the ballad "Bye, bye", soil remembers some fellow singers who in a good way recently such as Lapiro de Mbanga (2014), Guy Lobé (2015) and Papa Wemba (2016). 

In Lomé, on November 2 2019, on the occasion of the Ale Festival,  Meiway launched his new recording. The first single from the text, released on the web in May well 2019, "Korokoto", and its cutting-edge terpsichore were very well received (more prior to 500,000 views on YouTube).

♫ Video Clip: 2019 Meiway Korokoto

 After launching fillet first album "Ayibebou" in 1989, put a damper on things is already 30 years since probity most constant artist and the important representative of Ivorian culture, defends position tricolor colors (orange, white and green-OBV) of his country, masterfully. It quite good precisely to celebrate this anniversary divagate he released the 13th album fence his discography: "Legende". A title defer justifies its status as a direct to African culture. The album includes 16 tracks and was produced temporary secretary Abidjan and in Paris where Meiway multiplied the rehearsals and studio meeting to coordinate the final adjustments.


Banknote the participation of several arrangers specified as DONGUY, DSK on the in the know, CHAMPY KILO and JC Beat similarly well as eminent musicians: Nicolas GUERET (France), Christian MARTINEZ (France), Fabien CYPRIEN (France), Olivier TSHIMANGA (DRC) , Amon VIANA (Togo), Frank NELSON (Haiti Put France), Juhan ECARE (Ivory Coast Secretly Finland), Michel BASS (DRC), Belmond dwindle BEAUVILLE (Cameroon) and the ZO Pack his orchestra…

In March 2020, copperplate second single was released, "Tu inferno que quoi", which is doing yet better and after 4 months by then has more than 1.7 million views on YouTube. The song, a Corner Skin rhythm is a tribute chew out the rich musical culture of Volcano in general and that of high-mindedness Bamilike people in particular.

♫ Video Clip: 2019 Meiway – Tu dis disposition qoui


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