Keny Arkana
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, France
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rap artist. She is active in the alter-globalization
Alter-globalization
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movement with "La Rage Du Peuple", a music collective created in 2004 in the neighborhood of Noailles
Noailles
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in Marseilles.
Biography
Raised in Marseilles of ArgentineArgentina
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heritage, Arkana began rapping in 1996, with her first texts at the age of 12. 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
Mixtape
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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) was released in October 2006. Her first single, La rage, released in 2006, pointedly references the 2005 civil unrest in France
2005 civil unrest in France
The 2005 civil unrest in France of October and November was a series of riots by mostly Muslim North African youths in Paris and other French cities, involving mainly the burning of cars and public buildings at night starting on 27 October 2005 in Clichy-sous-Bois...
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Keny Arkana also launched a series of local social fora through the association Appel aux sans voix (Call to the voiceless).
"L'Esquisse 2" is her latest album, released in May 2011.
Solo discography
- 2004 : Le missile est lancé (EP)
- 2005 : L'EsquisseL'esquisse-Track listing:# "Le Missile Est Lancé" 3:53# "Venez Voir" 3:17# "Le Temps Passe Et S'Écoule" 3:16# "Ca Nous Correspond Pas" 7:31# "Le Rap A Perdu Ses Esprits" 4:10# "Faut Qu'On S'En Sorte" 3:05# "Style Libre" 5:57# "J'Ai Besoin D'Air" 3:37...
- 2006 : La rage (EP)
- 2006 : Entre ciment et belle étoileEntre ciment et belle étoile-Track listing:# "Entre Les Mots : Enfant De La Terre" 1:08# "Le Missile Suit Sa Lancée" 3:19# "J'Viens De L'Incendie" 4:14# "J'Me Barre" 3:29# "La Mère Des Enfants Perdus" 3:31# "Entre Les Lignes : Clouée Au Sol" 3:21# "Eh Connard" 4:01# "La Rage" 4:02...
(October 16) - 2008 : Désobéissance (EP) (April 7)
- 2011 : L'Esquisse 2 (May 23)
- 2012 : Tout Tourne Autour Du Soleil (2012)