Keny Arkana

Keny Arkana is a female French rap artist. She is active in the alter-globalization movement with "La Rage Du Peuple", a music collective created in 2004 in the neighborhood of Noailles in Marseilles.

Biography

Born in Marseilles in December 1982 of Argentine heritage, Arkana began rapping in 1996. She formed the collectives Mars Patrie and later Etat-Major, gaining performance experience in the Marseilles underground scene, culminating in the 2003 release of Etat Major's first mixtape.

After several solo appearances on various projects, Arkana released her first EP "Le missile est lancé" ("The rocket is launched") in 2004. Her first album "Entre ciment et belle étoile" ("Between concrete and stars") ["Coucher à la belle étoile" means "to sleep out" in French] was released in October 2006. Her first single, "La rage", released in 2006, pointedly references the 2005 civil unrest in France.

Keny Arkana also launched a series of local social fora through the association Appel aux sans voix (Appeal to voiceless people) [ [http://www.appelauxsansvoix.org http://www.appelauxsansvoix.org] ] .

"Désobéissance" is her last Street album (It is released in 2008)

Etat-Major Discography

*2003 : Volume 1 (EP)

Solo Discography

*2004 : Le missile est lancé (EP)
*2005 : L'esquisse
*2006 : La rage (EP)
*2006 : Entre ciment et belle étoile (Album)
*2008 : Désobéissance (EP)

Notes

Links

* [http://www.keny-arkana.com Official site of Keny Arkana]
* [http://www.laragedupeuple.org La Rage du Peuple]
* [http://because.tv/public/kenyarkana/ClipLaRage-medium.wmv La Rage (sound file)]