Alliance Ethnik

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Name = Alliance Ethnik


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Origin = Suburbs of Paris, France
Genre = French hip hop
Years_active = 1990s
Label = Virgin
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Current_members = K-Mel Médard Gutsy Crazy B Faster Jay
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Alliance Ethnik was a 1990s French hip hop group. It was composed of five members from Algeria, Congo, Italy, and France.RFI Musique. (1999). "RFI Musique - - ALLIANCE ETHNIK." Retrieved 12, 2008, from http://www.rfimusique.com/siteEn/biographie/biographie_6032.asp ]

History

K-Mel, the front man of Alliance Ethnik, performed for the first time in his home town of Creil, France. He formed the group with friends Médard and Gutsy, which expanded to include the DJs Crazy B and Faster J soon after this debut. The members recorded a demo tape which was heard by IZB, a group of rap promoters, who put them in a Paris concert with the Marseille rap group IAM in 1992.

The group began recording in 1994, with an appearance on the compilation album "Mondial Rap" [MCM. "ALLIANCE ETHNIK - Biographie, albums, clips, cd sur MCM.net." Retrieved January 12, 2008, from http://www.mcm.net/musique/ficheartiste/3541/ fr icon] but its first album was "Simple & Funky", released in 1995. It included the singles "Simple & Funky", "Respect" and "Honesty & Jalousie".

Discography

Albums

The second album includes guest appearances by Youssou N'Dour and Biz Markie

Compilations

* "Best of Alliance Ethnik" (2002) [Amazon.com. (2008). "Amazon.com At a Glance: Alliance Ethnik." Retrieved January 12, 2008, from http://www.amazon.com/Alliance-Ethnik/artist/B000APAAXM/103-3959801-9932635 ] Including guest appearances by De La Soul, Common, Cheb Mami, Vinia Mojica, and Biz Markie [(2002). "Best of Alliance Ethnik." [CD] . EU: Delabel.]

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References

External links

* [http://www.dl-productions.co.uk/taeb/index.html Fan site]