Biama, Born in Abidjan Slum Five Years Ago, Sweeps Ivory Coast's Youth

Biama, a music and dance genre born barely five years ago in Yopougon, the poorest but liveliest district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast's economic capital, has taken the nation's youth by storm. Faster than coupé-décalé, the older genre it borrows from, biama is danced in the streets and on social media rather than in trendy nightclubs, making it more accessible to its young, working-class audience.