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Caractère
''Caractère'', which translates into English as "Character", is the second album by French R&B and hip hop singer Kayliah. It was released on August 24, 2007 by Parlophone Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch of the label was founded on 8 August 1923 as the Parloph .... Track listing Personnel Adapted from AllMusic. * Kayliah * Jacky Brown * Demon One "Intouchable" * D.O.C * Dry * Lino * Oumar Mafoi * Pierre Mafoi * Alibi Montana * Nabil * Jean-Pierre Chalbos – Mastering * Chris Chavenon – Mixing * Tom Coyne – Mastering * Erwan Quinio – Engineer, Mixing * Daniel Romero – Basse Charts References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kayliah, 2007 albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kayliah
Karine Bordy (born July 2, 1981, Créteil, France), known as Kayliah, is a French singer. Early life From a musician family and from Guadeloupe, Kayliah has been writing and interpreting since she was young. She writes a first album at the age of 17 and becomes the mother of a little girl at 19 years old. She collaborates with Rohff, Pit Baccardi and Eloquence, as well as on the original soundtrack of Taxi 3, Ong Bak, Banlieue 13 and the French version of the movie Coach Carter and she will make herself known thanks to "Ouvre les yeux" with Wallen. In 2005, she released her first studio album ''On a tous besoin de croire'' with singles "Belly Dance", "Quand une fille est love" and "Les choses essentielles". In 2007, long limited to the role of guest with many singles to his credit, she released her second studio album ''Caractère'', produced by Street Fabulous. In 2009, she released a single "Bouge" with Guadeloupe singer Admiral T. In 2010, she collaborates with Mac Tye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music Music genre, genre, originating from African Americans, African-American musicians in the 1980s that combines rhythm and blues with elements of Pop music, pop, Soul music, soul, funk, Hip-hop, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive Record producer, record production style and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic music, Electronic influences and the use of hip hop or electronic dance music, dance-inspired beat (music), beats are typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may be reduced and smoothed out. Contemporary R&B vocalists often use melisma, and since the mid-1980s, R&B rhythms have been combined with elements of hip hop culture and music, pop culture and pop music. Precursors According to Geoffrey Himes speaking in 1989, the progressive soul movement of the early 1970s "expanded the musical and lyrical boundaries of [R&B] in ways that haven't been equaled since" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Hip Hop
French hip hop or French rap (, ), is the hip hop music style developed in Francophonie, French-speaking countries. France is the second largest hip-hop market in the world after the United States. History Beginning of French hip hop: the 70s and 80s By 1982 and 1983, a number of hip hop radio shows had appeared on Paris radio, including "Rapper Dapper" (hosted by Sidney Duteil) and "Funk à Billy" (hosted by DJ Dee Nasty). In November 1982 the New York City Rap Tour traveled around France and to London featuring Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmixer DST, Fab 5 Freddy, Mr Freeze and the Rock Steady Crew. The first major star of French hip hop was MC Solaar. Born Claude M'Barali in Dakar, Senegal, he moved as a child to France in 1970 and lived in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. His 1991 album, ''Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo'', was a major hit. The European Music Office's report on Music in Europe said that the French language was well-suited for rapping. He set many records, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parlophone
Parlophone Records Limited (also known as Parlophone Records and Parlophone) is a record label founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl Lindström Company as Parlophon. The British branch of the label was founded on 8 August 1923 as the Parlophone Company Limited (the Parlophone Co. Ltd.), which developed a reputation in the 1920s as a jazz record label. On 5 October 1926, the Columbia Graphophone Company acquired Parlophone's business, name, logo, and release library, and merged with the Gramophone Company on 31 March 1931 to become Electric & Musical Industries Limited (EMI). George Martin joined Parlophone in 1950 as assistant to Oscar Preuss (who had set up the London branch of the company in 1923), the label manager, taking over as manager in 1955. Martin produced and released a mix of recordings, including by comedian Peter Sellers, pianist Mrs Mills, and teen idol Adam Faith. In 1962, Martin signed the Beatles, a beat group from Liverpool who earlier that year ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language that developed in early medieval England and has since become a English as a lingua franca, global lingua franca. The namesake of the language is the Angles (tribe), Angles, one of the Germanic peoples that Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, migrated to Britain after its End of Roman rule in Britain, Roman occupiers left. English is the list of languages by total number of speakers, most spoken language in the world, primarily due to the global influences of the former British Empire (succeeded by the Commonwealth of Nations) and the United States. English is the list of languages by number of native speakers, third-most spoken native language, after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish language, Spanish; it is also the most widely learned second language in the world, with more second-language speakers than native speakers. English is either the official language or one of the official languages in list of countries and territories where English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alibi Montana
Nikarson Saint-Germain better known by his stage name Alibi Montana (born 1978 in Villetaneuse, Seine-Saint-Denis, France) is a French rapper of Haitian origin. Career Alibi Montana born in Villetaneuse, moved to the city of 4000 at La Courneuve, where he started his career in the 1990s with debut album ''T'as ma parole'' released in 1999, followed by the compilation ''Mandat de dépôt'' in 2002. He was jailed for attempted homicide for more than three-and-a-half years. After release from jail, Menace Records run by Bayes released in May 2004 his album ''1260 jours'' (being the exact number of days of imprisonment). Alibi Montana became the prominent rapper of the label. In 2005 he released ''Numéro d'écrou'' where he collaborated with a number of hip hop artists including Rohff, Calbo (of Ärsenik), Zoxea, LIM, Princess Aniès etc. He collaborated with LIM co-authoring a new album ''Rue'' with him about street life. It was followed by a second album in the series ''Toujou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demon One
Hakim Sid (born 2 July 1975), better known by his stage name Demon One, is a French rapper of Algerian origin. Hakim Sid was born Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne of an Algerian father and a French mother started rapping at a very young age. He was friends with M.S. (Mansa Konaté). He is a founding member of Intouchable alongside Dry (real name Landry Delica). Demon One made his first appearance with Dry, M.S. in 1994. In 1996, Intouchable became part of the rap collective Mafia K-1 Fry. In 1997, Mamad joined Intouchable. Demon One appeared with some solo work in the second album of Ideal J ''Le combat continue'' in 1998 with the track "L'amour". In 2000, Intouchable released their debut album ''Les points sur les I'' and started a tour with rap band 113. Demon One also released solo tracks on various Mafia K-1 Fry projects. In 2005, Intouchable released their second studio album ''La vie de rêve''. Thanks to the track "La gagne" with Tonton David, Intouchable gained a lot of fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry (rapper)
Delica Landry born 16 March 1977 in Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis, Villepinte, better known by his stage name Dry, is a French Rapping, rapper of Congo (area), Congolese origin. He is also known by the aliases "L'Amiral" and "L'Intransférable". Landry Delica grew up in Sevran in Seine-Saint-Denis, outside of Paris, where he was friends with the rapper Nessbeal before moving in 1991 to Orly in the Val-de-Marne. In addition to his solo work, Dry is a member of French rap group Intouchable alongside band member Demon One (real name Hakim Sid). He is also part of the French rap collective Mafia K-1 Fry (sometimes stylized as Mafia K'1 Fry) alongside the other Intouchable member Demon One. Intouchable, Dry and Demon One had a lot of collaborations with other members of the collective. As member of Mafia K-1 Fry, Dry took part in albums by rappers Ideal J, Rohff and 113 (band), 113 before releasing with Intouchable the 2000 album ''Les points sur les I''. In 2004, he took part in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacky Brown
Jacky Teixeira (born 17 August 1975), known as Jacky Brown, is a French rapper, singer and presenter of the band Nèg' Marrons, of Cape Verdean origin. He is a member of the group La MC-Mal CriadoLa MC Mal Criado's official website with Stomy Bugsy, JP and Izo. He was also a presenter at the French cable network Trace TV, and aired "T.E.P.O.K." and on Skyrock with the program "Couvre feu". He not only sung songs in French and partly in English, he also song songs in |
Lino (rapper)
Gaëlino M'Bani better known by his stage name Lino is a French rapper. He was a member of the French rap duo Ärsenik with his brother Calboni M'Bani known as Calbo (rapper), Calbo in the duo. He has also his solo output independent of Ärsenik. Lino's family originates from Congo. Career Ärsenik started as a band in mid 1990s. Until 1997, the group also included Tony Truand, a cousin. In 1998, now a duo, Ärsenik released their first album ''Quelques gouttes suffisent'' went double gold. In 2007 the group released a disc titled ''S'il en reste quelque chose'' which included the most popular songs from the two brothers, such as "L'enfer remonte à la surface", "Rime & chatiments" and "Sexe, pouvoir & biftons". In the late 1990s, Lino and his brother Calbo teamed up with a group of rappers who were also second-generation Africans, on a collaborative project called Bisso Na Bisso, an expression which means "just between ourselves" in Lingala, the most commonly spoken language in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SNEP
SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in 1922 and has 48 member companies. SNEP's responsibilities include collecting and distributing royalty payments for broadcast and performance, preventing copyright infringement of its members' works (including music piracy), and sales certification of silver, gold, platinum and diamond records and videos. SNEP also compiles weekly official charts of France's top-selling music, including singles and albums. Official charts History The first attempt at a French national chart of best-selling records originated from a request by the American music industry magazine '' Billboard''. The magazine's French correspondent, Eddie Adamis, compiled a top 10 list of the country's preferred format, the extended play (EP), for ''Billboard''s "Hits of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
