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Mokobé
Mokobé Traoré (born 24 May 1980 in Vitry-sur-Seine, France), better known by the mononym Mokobé, is a Malian–French rapper and part of the music collective 113 alongside Rim'K and AP and within the greater French musical project and collective Mafia K-1 Fry. He also has his own solo career with two album releases ''Mon Afrique'' in 2007 and ''Africa Forever'' in 2011. Mokobé was born to a Malian–Senegalese father and a Malian–Mauritanian mother. He was a founding member of 113 and his works appeared in the collective albums of the band. He was also actively involved in the artistic aspects of the band and took part in the live shows of the band. He was also responsible for the band's mediatic image (Visuals, music videos, DVDs, interviews, public relations), becoming a de facto manager of the 113 operations. His solo album ''Mon Afrique'' was in collaboration with David Tayorault in Abidjan and was released on 11 June 2007. Le Molare, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Oumou San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fally Ipupa
Fally Ipupa N'simba (born 14 December 1977), known professionally as Fally Ipupa, is a Congolese musician and dancer. Often referred to as the "Prince of Rumba", he is known for his tenor vocals and his fusion of contemporary and traditional Congolese music genres, including Congolese rumba, soukous, and ndombolo. His lyrics often explore themes of romance, suffering, and joy. Born to a Mongo family in Kinshasa, Ipupa made his public musical debut in 1997, at the age of 20, with the Kinshasa-based band Talent Latent. In 1999, he joined Koffi Olomide's Quartier Latin International, and in 2006, he signed a record deal with Obouo Productions for his debut solo studio album, '' Droit Chemin'', which achieved gold status after selling over 100,000 copies within a month. In 2007, he won the Césaire de la Musique prize for Best Male Performer. In April 2008, Ipupa won the Kundé d'Or for Best Central African Artist. His second studio album, '' Arsenal de Belles Melodies'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mafia K-1 Fry
Mafia K-1 Fry sometimes stylized as Mafia K'1 Fry is a French collective of hip hop artists, rappers, beatboxers, DJs, MCs and music producers mostly coming from the Val-de-Marne and the Orly-Choisy-Vitry-Joinville axis (being locations in Orly - Choisy-le-Roi - Vitry-sur-Seine - Joinville-le-Pont), suburbs located south of Paris. It was founded in 1995 with an initiative by Douma le Parrain. The name Mafia K'1 Fry comes from a rap verse during a freestyle improvised in à Orly at the "Demi-Lune": "Tu peux pas test avec la Mafia K'1 Fry," (You can't f*ck with the Mafia K'1 Fry") with "K'1 Fry" being a verlan term for ''africain'', hence, translated into English, African Mafia. It was also known as "L'Union" and later "113 Clan". Las Montana was also a leader in the group that suffered from many legal problems as many of its members went to prison on certain charges. The members of Intouchable were hit by even bigger problems with a series of deaths of its members like Mamad, Las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Houston (singer)
Matthieu Gore, better known as Matt Houston or Matt, is a French singer and music producer originating from Guadeloupe. He was born in Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe, on 30 September 1977. He has released five albums and a number of singles. Career He started very young in music in Guadeloupe where he won in a singing competition. He later on relocated to Paris living in the 12ème arrondissement. At 16, he took music lessons and played piano and guitar and formed a band with a friend before launching his solo career. In 1996, he established his own record label called on the Track. His debut album was released in June 1999 called ''Matt'', with moderate success followed in 2001 by ''R&B 2 Rue'' that won the R&B best album category at 2002 Victoires de la Musique awards and reached platinum status. The leading single "R&B 2 Rue" from the album was his most successful single. Matt Houston also released ''Chant de bataille'' in 2003, that had collaborations with a number of rap artis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
113 (band)
113 is a French hip hop group from Vitry-Sur-Seine, including African and Caribbean roots originating in north and west Africa and the island of Guadeloupe Guadeloupe is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre Island, Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galant ..., they formed in their most famous song "Worldwide International". The band's name comes from the name of the building in a housing estate where the members spent much of their youth. Members * Rim'K is French. * Mokobé is French. * AP is French. Discography Albums Studio albums Albums with Mafia K'1 Fry *2003: ''La Cerise sur le ghetto'' *2007: ''Jusqu'à la mort'' Individual albums by 113 collective members ;AP *2005: ''Zone Caraïbes'' (compilation co-produced by AP) *2009: ''Discret'' ; Mokobé *2007: ''Mon Afrique'' *2011: ''Africa forever'' ; Rim'K *2004: '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
P-Square
P-Square are a Nigerian music duo composed of the twin brothers Mr. P (singer), Peter Okoye and Rudeboy (singer), Paul Okoye, who co-write and co-produce most of their songs. Noted for their artistic reinvention, musical versatility, and Visual album, visual presentation, they are widely regarded as one of the most influential African acts of all time and one of the most successful music groups from Africa. They were integral to the evolution of the 2000s and 2010s African popular music. The duo was launched into the mainstream recognition following the release of the song "Senorita" in 2003, and later gain recognition after releasing their sophomore album ''Get Squared'' in 2005. The success of the album earned them a nomination at the MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act in 2006. A prominent figure in the Africa popular culture of the 21st Century, P-Square was awarded Artistes of the Decade at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2015. After the disbandment of the dancing and sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rim'K
Abdelkrim Brahmi, known professionally as Rim'K (born 21 June 1978 in Paris, France), is a France, French rapper. Rim'K was raised in the Parisian suburb of Vitry-sur-Seine. His family is originally from Barbacha, Algeria, which is mentioned many times in his lyrics. He is a member of the group 113 (band), 113, alongside Mokobé and AP (rapper), AP, and the supergroup Mafia K-1 Fry. He also has a group called Maghreb United. Having been innovative in many musical aspects, such as the introduction of Maghrebian folk rhythms in rap, Rim'K thus remains one of the major figures of the French-speaking rap scene. His musical success, which can be explained both in the quality of his art and in his artistic finds, also comes from the fact that Rim'K is perceived as a link linking the Maghreb to France, and that his longevity in music has made him a father figure to many French rap listeners. Rim'k performed in the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Discography Albums Solo wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AP (rapper)
Yohann Duport (), better known by his stage name AP (born April 9, 1978 in Créteil, Île-de-France), is a French rapper whose parents originated from Guadeloupe, French Antilles. In 1994, AP started rapping at the age of 15 in the Paris suburbs, mainly Vitry-sur-Seine. He became a founding member of the rap trio 113 alongside Rim'K and Mokobé and part of a bigger music project collective called Mafia K-1 Fry. He also has his own solo career including albums ''Discret'' released in 2009 where he is credited as AP du 113 with the album reaching #22 in SNEP French Albums Chart. He has co-directed and co-produced the compilation ''Zone Caraïbes'' in 2005. Discography Albums ;Solo albums ;Compilations *2005: Zone Caraïbes (compilation co-produced by AP) ;With 113 *2000: ''Les Princes de la ville'' (certified platinum) *2002: ''113 fout la merde'' (certified gold) *2003: ''Dans L'urgence'' (reedition) (certified gold) *2005: ''113 Degrés'' (certified gold) *2010: ''Universel'' ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gradur
Wanani Gradi Mariadi (born November 28, 1990), better known by his stage name Gradur (), is a French rapper of Congolese origin from Roubaix, Hauts-de-France. He first gained recognition from a series of freestyles called Sheguey. He started as part of the rap band 59. Enjoying great following online, he formed his own entourage dubbed Sheguey Squad sheguey meaning "child of the street" in Congolese lingo and released his mixtape ''ShegueyVara'' in 2014 with the music video "Traction". His greatly expected debut album ''L'homme au Bob'' was released on February 23, 2015 with collaborations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black French Musicians
Black is a color that results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without chroma, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness.Eva Heller, ''Psychologie de la couleur – effets et symboliques'', pp. 105–26. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil, the Dark Ages versus the Age of Enlightenment, and night versus day. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this reason it is still commonly worn by judges and magistrates. Black was one of the first colors used by artists in Neolithic cave paintings. It was used in ancient Egypt and Greece as the color of the underworld. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, witches, and magic. In the 14th century, it was worn by royalty, clergy, judges, and government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 28 ** Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai, Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and advisor (d. 249) Deaths * Li Jue, Chinese warlord and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Vitry-sur-Seine
Vitry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris. Name Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from Medieval Latin ''Vitriacum'', and before that ''Victoriacum'', meaning "estate of Victorius", a Gallo-Roman landowner. In 1897 the name of the commune officially became Vitry-sur-Seine (meaning "Vitry upon Seine"), in order to distinguish it from other communes of France also called Vitry. Main sights The Hôtel de Ville, which opened in 1985, is on Avenue Youri Gagarine, and the Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne, which opened in 2005, is on Place de la Libération. Culture For some years, Vitry-sur-Seine operated a cultural policy of bringing art to all. For this reason, the commune contains over 100 contemporary sculptures, notably in establishments of public education (schools, secondary schools and High Schools). Vitry hosts the Musée d'Art Contemporain du Val-de-Marne (Val- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
