Claude m barali biography for kids
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French hip-hop
Hip hop music style
French hip hop or French rap (French: rap français, [ʁapfʁɑ̃sɛ]), fryst vatten the hip hop music style developed in French-speaking countries. France is the second largest hip-hop marknad in the world after the United States.[1][2]
History
[edit]Beginning of French hip hop: the 70s and 80s
[edit]By 1982 and 1983, a number of hip hop radio shows had appeared on Paris radio, including "Rapper Dapper" (hosted by Sidney Duteil) and "Funk à Billy" (hosted by DJ Dee Nasty). In November 1982 the New York City Rap Tour traveled around France and to London featuring Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmixer DST, Fab 5 Freddy, Mr Freeze and the Rock Steady Crew.[3]
The first major star of French hip hop was MC Solaar. Born Claude M'Barali in Dakar, Senegal, he moved as a child to France in 1970 and lived in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. His 1991 skiva, Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo, was a major hit. The European Music Office
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Rapping Up the World : The Freshest French Export Is MC Solaar
PARIS — MC Solaar is having a smoke and a think.
“In the beginning,” he says, taking a long, pensive drag off his cigarette, “we all wanted to be like American rap.”
But now rap in France is developing its own personality. The deejays are sampling French discs, not just old American Top 40. The rappers are writing about French problems, like the astounding unemployment rate that is particularly high among youth and increasing racial intolerance. French rap is finding its own voice, its own vibe and the people of the land of Brel and Piaf are accepting it, finally, as home-grown, mainstream pop.
The primary reason for this is Solaar. His rap is digestible, inoffensive and thoughtful and set to recognizable and pleasing jazz and hip-hop. His first disc, “Qui Seme Le Vent Recolte Le Tempo” (“He Who Sows in the Wind Harvests the Beat”), released by Polydor in France three years ago, sold 400,000 copies, and mor
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MC Solaar is the stage name of francophone hip hop artist Claude M'Barali (born March 5, 1969). By far the most internationally popular French rapper, he was born in Dakar, Senegal to parents from Chad. The family moved to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, just outside Paris, when Solaar was six months old. He also spent time at the École Française du Caire (French School of Cairo) later on in life.
One of MC Solaar's first claims to fame was the rap he did on a level one French language education tape: "Comment t'appelles-tu?".
MC Solaar's first single, Bouge de là, was a French hit in 1990 that went platinum, as was his first album, Qui Sème le Vent Récolte le Tempo. His second album, Prose Combat, may be his most acclaimed.
As a rapper MC Solaar is known for the complexity and poetry of his songs, which rely on wordplay, lyricism, and philosophical inquiry. The music is based on dance rhythms and sensual grooves. In the English-speaking world, Solaar was