- Fonky Family
La Fonky Family (often shortened to La Fonky, or La FF) are a
French hip hop group fromMarseille . They are composed of four rappers,Le Rat Luciano ,Menzo ,Don Choa and Sat, the producer Pone,DJ Djel , the dancerBlaze , thesinger Karima ,Flex (fetus)Nandell , andmanager Fafa .Fonky Family made their first appearance on the French hip hop scene in
1994 , after IAM had paved the way for new hip hop artists originating from Marseille. In1995 , they appeared in the song titled "Les Bad Boys de Marseille" on "Métèque et mat ", the first solo album by IAM's Akhenaton. Their first album, "Si Dieu veut ", came out in1997 and soon received agold album . After the release of the album, Karima left the group.In
1998 , the group were invited to collaborate with Akhenaton on thesoundtrack ofLuc Besson 'sfilm "Taxi". The film became a huge success and its soundtrack topped the French charts. After numerous collaborations with different members of IAM on their solo albums, the group released anextended play (EP) record with six live and edited titles, titled "Hors série volume 1", in spring1999 . "Hors série volume 2" was released in2000 .Their second album, "
Art de rue ", came out in2001 . After that, many members of the group chose to pursue solo careers: Le Rat Luciano had already released a solo album in2000 , and Sat and Don Choa followed in2001 and2002 respectively. DJ Djel produced two compilations in2001 and2003 .In January 2006, Fonky Family released their third album "Marginale Musique" (Jive/SONY BMG), which debuted on the French charts straight at number one.
Fonky Family have a global music publishing deal with
BMG Music Publishing .Fonky Family's track "La Furie et la Foi" was used as the soundtrack for French skateboarder JB Gillet's part in the film "Rodney Vs Daewon Round II".
Discography
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1999 : "Hors Série Volume 1"
*1999 : "Si Dieu Veut..."
*2001 : "Art 2 Rue"
*2001 : "Hors Série Volume 2"
*2006 : "Marginale Musique"External links
* [http://www.fonkyfamily.com Fonky Family] - Official site
* [http://www.mcm.net/musique/ficheartiste/3756/ Fonky Family] at MCM.net
* [http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_6263.asp Fonky Family Biography] at Radio France International
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