Ange Didier Houon (26 January 1986 – 12 August 2019), known professionally as DJ Arafat and various other stage names, was an Ivorian disc jockey and singer who made music in the Coupé-Décalé genre.

[4] He was the son of Tina Glamour [fr], a popular singer, and the deceased musician and sound engineer, Pierre Houon.

Ange Didier started his music career in the early 2000s as a DJ when he was only 14 years old in Yopougon, a night-life district in Abidjan.

In Ivorian slang, it means "to cheat someone and run away" and it emerged in the early 2000s during Ivory Coast's civil war.

[7] This style of music also came about at a time where the youth felt down in their spirits to feel as though they needed something uplifting and give them hope for a better life.

[4] Although Arafat was not the creator of this genre, he did take part in it becoming mainstream, leading him to gain a large following in western and central African countries.

[4] Dj Arafat was widely celebrated in the coupé-décalé music genre, earning multiple awards and recognitions.

His unique style and dedication to the music scene helped redefine coupé-décalé, making him one of the most prominent artists in the genre's history.