They sold my soul

Alidou TOUGMA aka Vendeur De Cola

Falling into the soup at birth in August 1992, he discovered his passion for public speaking, dance and drawing from the age of 5. A true bohemian, a single book cannot tell its story. Alidou TOUGMA was born in the land of upright men and the adventure takes him to the land of eagles and hippos, Mali. Much more than hospitality, the land of griots will offer it a new life, declaimed with joys and sorrows. But with courage and relentlessness, his brilliant academic career will command respect and admiration to the highest peak of the state. From the award for best student to that of best President of the Children's Government, Alidou will repeatedly testify to his love for poetry through several laurels including the 1st prizes of: Poetry from his establishment in 2007, national poetry-slam competition for the 45th anniversary of La Francophonie, national Maxi Vacance poetry competition, best slam text, online slam competition ... With their new weapons "the pen, the microphone and the podium" forged by time and work, they participate in several formations and concerts in Mali, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. Master in Judicial Careers, he was the Deputy Director of the television project “National School Talent”, founder of the poetry slam club “AM”, participates in the PAH Anthology (Poète A l’Honneur), ‘’Poet In Honor’’ founding member of the '100% slam TV show,' Love and Words'. In 2016 he discovered the organization of the Junior Chamber International of Mali and joined it as an observer; he carries out several artistic activities with them, candidate for the national competition of ‘’ Slam RIO’ in March 2019, emerges the national winner and the following month he honors Mali in Abidjan by snatching the international trophy. In April 2018, the staff of the 2nd edition of the Hello Vacances Festival gave him all the confidence and appointed him president of the juries. Used to associative and particularly youthful movements, he joined the UNESCO Clubs of the Malian Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations and then became a leader in his artistic activities from 2018 to the present day. Leader, nowadays he activates a large part of his efforts in the coordination of the UNESCO Clubs of the Left Bank of Bamako. Towards the end of 2019, his courage and determination led him to coordinate the slam (training workshop, supervision, supervision and animation / slamaster / MC) at the 7th edition of the Christmas Hip-Hop Festival. Vendor De Cola will not stop dreaming despite the difficulties in the field: he created the original Concept "Free Slam" with which he boosts slamical works on YouTube. He now chants his days with his poetry slam association called '' AM '' including the Wâ Kamissoko School Complex and. more…

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