Alliance Ethnik

Alliance Ethnik
OriginÎle-de-France, France
GenresHip hop
Years active1990s
LabelsVirgin
MembersK-Mel
Médard
Gutsy
Crazy B
Faster Jay

Alliance Ethnik was a 1990s French hip hop band. It was composed of five members from different origins, but all spoke French or were of French origin: Algeria, DR Congo, Italy, and France.[1]

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.[1]

The group began recording in 1994, with an appearance on the compilation album Mondial Rap[2] but its first album was Simple & Funky, released in 1995. It included the singles "Simple & Funky", "Respect" and "Honesty & Jalousie".[1]

Discography

Albums

Year Title Chart Certification (FR)[3]
FR[4] BEL (WA)[5] SWI[6]
1995 Simple et Funky 9 5 19 Platinum
1999 Fat Come Back 25 — 37 —

The second album includes guest appearances by De La Soul, Common, Vinia Mojica, Youssou N'Dour and Biz Markie

Compilations

Singles

Year Title Chart Certification (FR)[3]
FR[4] BEL (WA)[5] BEL (FL) AUS SWE GER
1995 "Respect" 2 1 25 25 30 72 Gold
"Simple & Funky" 3 2 — — — — Gold
"Honesty et jalousie" 5 3 — — — — Silver
1999 "5 Heures du mat" 63 — — — — — —
"No Limites" 25 32 — — — — —

References

  1. ^ a b c RFI Musique. (1999). RFI Musique - - ALLIANCE ETHNIK. Retrieved 12, 2008, from "RFI Musique - - ALLIANCE ETHNIK". Archived from the original on 2008-01-13. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  2. ^ MCM. ALLIANCE ETHNIK - Biographie, albums, clips, cd sur MCM.net. Retrieved January 12, 2008, from "Archived copy" (in French). Archived from the original on 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2008-01-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ a b Alliance Ethnick's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved October 10, 2008)
  4. ^ a b Alliance Etnick's discography and peak positions in France Lescharts.com (Retrieved October 10, 2008)
  5. ^ a b Alliance Etnick's discography and peak positions in Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop.be (Retrieved October 10, 2008)
  6. ^ Alliance Etnick's discography and peak positions in Switzerland Hitparade.ch (Retrieved October 10, 2008)
  7. ^ Amazon.com. (2008). Amazon.com At a Glance: Alliance Ethnik. Retrieved January 12, 2008, from https://www.amazon.com/Alliance-Ethnik/artist/B000APAAXM/103-3959801-9932635
  8. ^ (2002). Best of Alliance Ethnik. [CD]. EU: Delabel.


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