Irie Révoltés was a music band from

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, Germany, formed in 2000. Among its nine members, the brothers "Mal Élevé" and "Carlito" have French origins. For this reason, many of the band's song lyrics are in French. The word "irie" derives from

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and can be loosely translated as "positive" or "happy", whereas "révoltés" means "rebels" in French. Their music was mainly influenced by genres like

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, electro, and

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. The band's songs deal with controversial

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, and they regularly performed at demonstrations and charity events, in support of political and social projects. In October 2016, they announced their final concert, which took place on 26 December 2017. In late 2024, the band announced a reunion tour of Europe, headlining festivals including Mighty Sounds, ending in December 2025. In an interview, the band stated, "We are not going to record, we are only returning to shows, but we want them to surpass everything we have done. So now we are running around with ideas".

Band members

* Pablo "Mal Élevé" Charlemoine * Carlos "Carlito" Charlemoine * Andreas "Silence" Spreier * Tobias "idoT" von Kitzing * Ziggi * King Kong * Christian "Chriggi" Comba * Tobias "Toby!" Bär * Michael "Mickez" Comba * Felix "Flex" Mussell * Conrad "Conriot" Sievers * Valentin v. Seggern

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Les deux côtés'' (2003) * ''Voyage'' (2006) * ''Zeit ist Geld'' (EP, 2009) * ''Mouvement mondial'' (2010) * ''Irie Révoltés Live'' (DVD & CD, 2012) * ''Allez'' (2013) * ''Irie Révoltés'' (2015)

References

External links

*
2011 band interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Irie Revoltes German hip-hop groups German reggae musical groups German punk rock groups Musical groups established in 2000 Musical groups disestablished in 2017 French-language musical groups from Germany