Friday, July 10, 2020

(Chadian musician/singer) AfrotroniX's 2020 Song "Solal" (information, video, & comments)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents some information about the African nation of Chad,   information about the Chadian singer/musician 
AfrotroniX, and information about his 2020 song "Solal".

A YouTube video of AfrotroniX's tune "Solal" is showcased in this pos t along with some comments in English from the discussion thread of that video. 

The content of this post is presented for cultural, historical, inspirational, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owner.


Thanks to 
AfrotroniX for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are associated with this video and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. In addition, thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube. 

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INFORMATION ABOUT CHAD
"Chad"....
; Arabic: تشاد Tishād, ... French: Tchad, ..., officially known as the Republic of Chad .... is a landlocked  country in north-central Africa.  It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the south-west, Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west.

Chad has several regions: a desert zone in the north, an arid Sahelian belt in the centre and a more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone in the south. Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the largest wetland in Chad and the second-largest in Africa. The capital N'Djamena is the largest city. Chad's official languages are Arabic and French. Chad is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups. The most popular religion of Chad is Islam (at 55%), followed by Christianity (at 40%)."...

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INFORMATION ABOUT AFROTRONIX
From 
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/AfrotroniX [translated from French to English, presented "as is"]
..."Caleb Rimtobaye is a musician and singer native of Bedaya, in the south of Chad. He settled in Canada in 2001 thanks to a musical competition for the 4th Games of LaFrancophonie: the music group he formed in Chad with four of his brothers, H'Sao" is indeed part finalist. The discovery of Montreal and Quebec is decisive. In 2011, a title, Africa is rising , refers to the Arab Spring and is an invitation to the uprising against all local regimes weighing on the creativity of Africans. But after 13 years of recording albums and shows, the label "World Music" seems to him more and more restrictive and unsuitable. In 2014, to get his creations out of this label affixed to them, he created the character of AfrotroniX. He merges electronic music with African rhythms and  Taureg blues, and relies on a scenic world that he wants resolutely futuristic, with a character with a helmet called afroton who hides his face, and and dressed in a combination. The set visually evokes a universe between Star Wars , the film Tron and Daft Punk.",,,
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From https://www.abnewswire.com/pressreleases/awardwinning-producer-afrotronix-is-gaining-global-fanbase-with-his-unique-fusion-of-african-and-western-music_474505.html AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER AFROTRONIX IS GAINING GLOBAL FANBASE WITH HIS UNIQUE FUSION OF AFRICAN AND WESTERN MUSIC, Posted on Caleb Rimtobaye, popularly known as AfrotroniX, is bringing a fresh new wave of African fusion music that has garnered him a global fan base. He is an award-winning singer, producer, and guitarist who merges electronic music with African rhythms and Touareg Blues to create fresh new sounds.


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AfrotroniX was nominated by the All African Music Awards (AFRIMA) and won the title of Best African DJ 2018, Best African Electro Artist 2019, And Best African Act In The Diaspora 2019. He also received the Best Canadian World Music Band and the Black Excellence Award2018 by Gala Dynastie. In 2020, he continued earning more accolades, with Gala Dynasty again nominating him as one of the Most internationally renowned artist of the year (2020).
AfrotroniX released his music video “Solal” on February 14th, which already has about 400k views on YouTube.
Some of his other notable songs are “Oyo” having over a million views on YouTube, “Aye Aye”, and “Petit Pays” among others. Currently living in Montreal, Canada, the producer has spent over ten years on the stages of Canada and toured across multiple countries such as the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Australia, and Italy among others.
AfrotroniX’s music inspiration comes from his African roots and his love for international music, particularly electronic, and blues. “I want to show that the reconnection with the roots, the past, the ancestors, is the way to pave the future. The knowledge that comes from African spirituality is the core of the African culture to claim its own identity and shine again, powerful and proud”, states the artist. "....

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG " SOLAL"
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From https://www.afro.video/en/audio/afrotronix-solal-audio/17771/
 "Solal" is an AfrotroniX’s love song, activism and audacity. Is dedicated from a lover to his girlfriend that decides to risk her own life by going a demonstration in the streets, putting her own life in danger for the greater good of the community."-snip-This is the complete summary from that page which also contains a sound file of AfrotroniX's song "Solal". 
SHOWCASE VIDEO: AfrotroniX-Solal



AfrotroniX, Feb. 14, 2020

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Statistics as of July 10, 2020 at 10:20 AM EDT
Total # of views-978,472
Total # of likes-3.8K
Total # of dislikes-475
Total # of comments-315

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
(All of these comments are from 2020.

The comments that aren't written in English were translated by Google translate. 


Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

I read A Lot of the comments in this discussion thread. None of the comments that I read gave any information about the meaning of that song.) 


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1. Mimy Egrei
"I'm late to the launch but I'm loving this. So proud of you brother. Keep reaching heights and shining more stars on our broken homeland. Music is the universal language that bonds us and you are bonding us Chadians with your magic. Thank you. 🙏🏾 #letchadaussi ❤❤❤🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴 -snip- RO=Romania


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2. Ndjamwood TV


🇷🇴 Talent, style, structure is all made in Chad ** 3. 9ME3TK Massive respect and much love from morocco..I hope one day to hear you and gnawa jam out some african fire.
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4. Raïm MyWorld
"So dooope the music!!! Trop beau le videogramme! J'aurais vraiment aimé faire partie de ce vidéogramme... Mais bon, i hope next time!!! Keep going bro, you are the best!!!!!

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