Gaël Faye
An accomplished singer, rapper, and writer, Gaël Faye (born on August 6, 1982) emigrated to Marseille with his family escaping the Burundian civil war during his teenage years in 1995. There, he found solace in rap and hip-hop, which served as a catharsis for the painful experience of exile. Faye pursued a career in finance and moved to London before deciding to fully devote his time to music. In 2009, he formed the hip-hop duo Milk Coffee & Sugar with Edgar Sekloka and released one eponymous studio album that same year. Recorded between Paris and his native Bujumbura, Pili Pili sur un croissant au beurre (2013), his proper studio debut, was produced by Guillaume Poncelet and featured guest appearances by Ben l’Oncle Soul, Bo, and Pytshens Kambilo. The album spawned a short documentary on its making, entitled Quand deux fleuves se rencontrent, directed by Nicolas Bozino and Toumani Sangaré. 2016 found Faye pivoting to literature, as his debut novel Petit Pays went on to win several literary awards and would later be turned into a feature film towards the end of the decade. Now based in Kigali, the rapper returned to music with the EPs Rythmes et botanique (2017) and Des fleurs (2018), which featured Flavia Coelho on the single “Balade brésilienne.” Preceded by the singles “Respire” and the title track, sophomore effort Lundi méchant (2020) paid homage to American soul, jazz, and 90s hip-hop and included collaborations with legendary artists such as Christiane Taubira and Harry Belafonte.
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Discografia
13 álbum(ns) • Ordenado por Mais vendidos
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Lundi Méchant
Pop - Lançado por Excuse My French em 6 de nov. de 2020
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Éphémère
Grand Corps Malade, Ben Mazué, Gaël Faye
French Music - Lançado por Anouche Records em 16 de set. de 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Mauve Jacaranda
French Music - Lançado por Excuse My French em 1 de jul. de 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Pili pili sur un croissant au beurre
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Excuse My French em 1 de jan. de 2012
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Pili pili sur un croissant au beurre (Version commentée)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Excuse My French em 3 de fev. de 2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Respire
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Excuse My French em 26 de ago. de 2020
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Rythmes et botanique
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por AllPoints em 14 de abr. de 2017
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Marée Haute
French Music - Lançado por Excuse My French em 17 de jun. de 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Lundi Méchant
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Excuse My French em 12 de out. de 2020
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Respire (Edit)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Lançado por Excuse My French em 12 de fev. de 2021
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Kleines Land
Humour/Spoken Word - Lançado por OSTERWOLDaudio em 2 de out. de 2017
Qualidade de CD de 16 bits 44.1 kHz - Stereo