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Meiway

Ivorian singer

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 4, 2025
Entity authorityQ466741 ↗
Source-derived summary

Frederic Desire Ehui , best known as Meiway (born 17 March 1962 in Grand Bassam), is a singer from the Ivory Coast. He is most notable for pioneering the Zoblazo style. His hits include "200% Zoblazo", "Godeba", "Appolo 95", "Miss Lolo", and "DJ Tassouman".

Discography

Studio albums

Meiway (Ayibebou) (1989)

200% Zoblazo (1991)

Jamais 203 (300% Zoblazo) (1993)

Appolo 95 (1995)

Les genies vous parlent (1997)

Hold Up (Zo Gang feat.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Meiway” as ivorian singer. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Meiway, Ivorian and singer.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1962, 1989, 1991, 1993—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1962-03-17. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Meiway, Ivorian and singer providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Meiway”, the useful work is to connect “ivorian singer” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 4, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q466741. VIAF identifies the subject as 268140192. The Library of Congress control number is n95069136. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1962, 1989, 1991 and 1993.

Critical limits

A concise life account rarely captures disputed attribution, private networks or the changing language used to describe a career. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

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  • Establishing names and roles
  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Meiway”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Meiway primary sources, Meiway archive and Meiway research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

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This entry incorporates text from “Meiway” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.