Boni Gnahoré

Boni Gnahoré is "Drum-Master" and vocal lead of the Ch¦ur Attoungblan. He belongs to the generation that "lost the words" and whom mission is to find them back. He was among the first persons to receive the Ki-Yi formation, since the mid-eighties. Boni Gnahoré played in every important productions of the Ki-Yi Mbock as a percussionnist and an actor.

In 1987, he becomes "Drum-Master" of the Ki-Yi Mbock and from 1989, he begins to receive propositions of creations at an international scale. He creates the musics of Sunjata l'Épopée Mandingue with Richard Harmelle for the troup "Amoros et Augustin" of Strasbourg, France.
In 1992, he participates to the creation of the opera Un Touareg s'est marié à une Pygmée. He writes several titles and is percussions director with Ray Léma, artistic director of the project.
In 1994, he creates the musics of Nuages de terre with Michel for the canadian troup "Les Deux Mondes".
Il 1996, he plays the first part in Kaïdara, directed by Lucio Mad for the parisian troup "Chapeau Rouge". He also participates to the Ki-Yi Mbock albums Carnet A and Carnet B, from the shows Berceuse d'éveil and Un TouaregŠ
The same year, Boni Gnahoré creates, the Ch¦ur Attoungblan and presents Le Passeur, his first play as a director. Les Évadés and more than ten video-clips wil follow.

Almost fifteen years of career made of Boni one of the top artists of Ivory-Coast and of the african music.