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Amédée Pierre, whose real name was Nahounou Digbeu Amédée, was born on March 30, 1937 in Pataïdé in the southwest of Côte d'Ivoire. After a childhood spent between Tabou, Adiaké and Daloa, he returned to Abidjan, where he studied to become a state nurse and began learning music. Soon, as music of Congolese, Cuban, Nigerian and Ghanaian origin dominated the Ivorian musical landscape, he ventured into a new niche, singing in his mother tongue, Bété, which inspired his first album, Moussio Moussio. Over the decades, his discography has been enriched by numerous classics, including Zodo gbabanao. At the forefront of the fight for copyright in his country, Amédée Pierre did not hesitate to question successive ministers and presidents on this subject. He died on October 30, 2011 in Abidjan (Treichville) at the age of 74. The following year saw the release of a number of tribute albums, including the compilation Djoro, featuring several of his greatest hits, including "Djoro", "Mona", "Alialho" and "Moussio moussio".
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