Magic System

Afro-pop quartet Magic System formed in 1996, sons of the Marcory district on the Ivory Coast. After selling more than a million records in Africa, the group debuted worldwide in 2001 with Poisson d'Avril, which shot to the top of charts from Africa to the Antilles. Simultaneously, a remix of their first mega hit, "1er Gaou," produced by Bob Sinclar, dominated the French airwaves. Their 2006 release, Cessa Kié la Vérité, earned an impressive slot on Billboard's European Top 100. Meanwhile, Magic System entertained audiences worldwide, including stops in Morocco, Madagascar, the U.K., and Sweden, as the band's audiences swelled to over 25,000 at individual shows. ~ Evan C. Gutierrez