Archive for the 'hip hop' Category

Shaka Ponk – Fonk Me

Monday, May 4th, 2009

Shaka Ponk is a French crossover band which uses different styles like rock, funk, and hip – hop. Shaka Ponk’s lyrics are in a mixture of English, French, and Spanish.

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Chagrin d’amour – Chacun Fait

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Chagrin d’amour is a French pop duo, often hailed as the music artists to record the first French hip hop album. In 1982, they released Chacun fait ce qui lui plait, a recording of songs all performed in French with obvious influences by the rap music style. The album gained instant success in the country and sold over 3 million copies. Chagrin d’amour’s songs with simple rhymes and rap techniques caused many amateur music artists to become interested in the hip-hop style, beginning a new era of French music.

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Fonky Family – Art De Rue

Monday, December 8th, 2008

La Fonky Family (often shortened to La Fonky, or La FF) are a French hip hop group from Marseille. They are composed of four rappers, Le Rat Luciano, Menzo, Don Choa and Sat, the producer Pone, DJ Djel, the dancer Blaze, the singer Karima, Flex (fetus) Nandell, and manager Fafa.

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Alliance Ethnik – Simple & Funky

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Alliance Ethnik was a 1990s French hip hop group composed of five members from Algeria, Congo, Italy, and France. The group began recording in 1994, and their first album entitled Simple & Funky in 1995, which included singles Simple & Funky, Respect, and Honesty & Jalousie.

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