Death of Kafon: Tunisian rap loses iconic voice at 43

The death of Ahmed Laabidi, alias Kafon, on May 10, 2025, at the age of 43, plunges Tunisia into mourning and marks the disappearance of an inescapable figure of committed rap. An artist who embodied the voice of popular neighborhoods Born in 1983 in Tunis, Ahmed Laabidi, known as the Kafon stage, [...]

Tunis, May 10, 2025 – The world of Tunisian rap is in mourning. Ahmed Laabidi, better known as "Kafon" , died this Saturday at the age of 43, after a long fight against the disease. The information was confirmed by an official source in the Ministry of Cultural Affairs at the agency TAP. An emblematic figure of post-revolution rap Born in the heart of a changing Tunisia, Kafon was imposed as one of the most prominent artists of the Tunisian urba…