MC Solaar
Also Known As: Claude MC, M.C. Solaar
Biography: Claude M'Barali, professionally known as MC Solaar (born 5 March 1969), is a French rapper of Senegalese and Chadian origin. He is one of France's most famous and influential hip hop artists. Some consider him as the best French rapper of all time. MC Solaar is known for his complex lyrics and distinctive flows, which rely on word play, lyricism, and inquiry. In the English-speaking world, Solaar was signed by London-based acid jazz record label Talkin' Loud and recorded with British group Urban Species and the late rapper Guru, who was a member of the critically acclaimed New York-based rap group Gang Starr. Solaar has since released eight studio albums and one live album. His eighth studio album, Géopoétique, produced by Alain Etchart and mixed by sound engineer David Gnozzi, won best album of the year at the Victoires de la Musique awards in 2018. Claude M'Barali was born in Dakar, Senegal, to parents from Chad. When he was six months old, his parents immigrated to France where they settled in the Parisian suburbs; initially in Saint-Denis, subsequently Maisons-Alfort and finally Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. When he was twelve, he went to live with an uncle in Cairo, Egypt for nine months where he discovered the Universal Zulu Nation and became fascinated with the rapping styles of Afrika Bambaataa. Upon his return to France, he passed the baccalauréat. The constant support from his mother was one of the reasons that he was able to pass the baccalauréat and still make music. He coined the stage name "MC Solaar" during his adolescence from his graffiti tags "SOAR" and "SOLAAR". He studied languages at the Jussieu university campus and was a postgraduate in philosophy. He released his first single in 1990. MC Solaar went to Paris in the summer of 1991 with his friend Jimmy Jay in hopes of succeeding in the music industry. Success came quickly when his first single, "Bouge de là" ("Get Out of There"), based on a sample from Cymande's song "The Message" (1973) became a hit in the early 1990s. Many rappers who came out of Africa at the time spoke a lot about slavery and other topics in order to bring the history of their people into light. Nevertheless, the song went platinum in France and reached #5 on the national charts. After the success of "Bouge de là", Solaar went on to support the American rap group De La Soul when they performed at the Olympia in Paris in September 1991. At the close of 1991, Solaar released Qui Sème le Vent Récolte le Tempo which went on to sell over 400,000 copies in France. With the success of his debut album in France, Solaar embarked upon extensive tours of Poland and Russia. In December 1992, he performed in twelve countries across West Africa, where his French rap style proved popular with African music fans. ... Source: Article "MC Solaar" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Dakar, Sénégal
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Birthday: March 05, 1969
Age: 56 years old
Gender: Male
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Les Enfoirés 2008 - Les secrets des Enfoirés
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2008-03-07
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Vianney en concert à l’AccorHotels Arena
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2018-06-09
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Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2014-12-13
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Against Oblivion
Overview: Contre l'Oubli (Against Oblivion) is a compilation of 30 French filmmakers, Alain Resnais and Jean Luc Godard among them, who use film to make a plea on behalf of a political prisoner. Jean Luc Godard and Anne Marie Mieville's film concerns the plight of Thomas Wanggai, West Papuan activist who has since died in prison. The short films were commissioned by Amnesty International.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1991-12-11
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Les Enfoirés 2022 - Un air d'Enfoirés
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-03-04
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Symphonic Hip Hop 6
Overview: The 6th edition of Hip Hop Symphonique with Dinos, Benjamin Epps, Doria, Laeti, MC Solaar, Selah Sue at the Radio France auditorium under the artistic direction of Issam Krimi and the orchestral direction of Dylan Corlay. The concert features songs by Erremsi, Elodia, Douboukan and Vinz Slam.
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2021-11-20
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Le Grand Rendez-Vous de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-09-29
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Zaï Zaï Zaï Zaï
Overview: Imagine a world where the worst behaviour you could ever have is to forget your store's loyalty card in your other trousers...that's what happens to Adrien. This serious misconduct forces him to go into hiding, as both police and media hunt him down.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-02-23
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Taratata l'histoire
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Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-12-22
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RapLine
Overview: Between 1990 and 1993, at a time when rap was not yet on the radio in France, Olivier Cachin hosted a musical TV show on M6 called "RapLine". The show exclusively devoted to rap and other alternative music. This cult show presented all the facets of these emerging movements through interviews, lives and clips made especially for the show, around fifty clips were produced by RapLine. Another sequence of the show consisted of broadcasting new US rap clips subtitled in French.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1993-09-10
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Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2015-03-13
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French Game
Overview: A chronological and thematic history of French rap, told through a list of 11 short films, emblematic titles from 1990 to the present day. Each episode ends with an original cover by an emerging French artist or rapper.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2019-04-08
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Les 4 visages de Kery James
Overview: Since his arrival in France as a child, the traumas of exile, abandonment, and poverty have shaped the identity of Alix Mathurin. As a teenager, rap and the streets led him away from school. Endowed with a strong presence and a sensitive pen, Kery James quickly becomes the voice of a generation of young people from the suburbs who are aware that life and they themselves are deteriorating together. At the same time, he plays with fire within a gang of drug dealers and robbers. The murder of one of his friends prompts him to stop everything, both rap and the path of delinquency. Converted to Islam, he resumes rap as a missionary because he knows that his voice is influential.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2012-04-02
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MC Solaar - Basique, le concert
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2024-05-03
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Les Enfoirés 2017 - Mission Enfoirés
Overview: In January 2017, Les Enfoirés set the Zénith in Toulouse alight with seven exceptional concerts. Faithful to the cause started by Coluche in 1985, thirty-seven renowned artists answered his call, in a festive and warm atmosphere. This year, Les Enfoirés made their revolution and offered a collective show punctuated by 17 tableaux as poetic as they were spectacular through the ages. The entire troupe invites us on March 3 to set sail aboard the liner "Mission Enfoirés" for a cruise with Gérard Jugnot as captain, in search of his sweetheart...
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2017-03-03
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Les Enfoirés 2019 - Le Monde des Enfoirés
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2019-03-08
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Les Enfoirés 2020 - Le Pari(s) des Enfoirés
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2020-03-06
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Les Enfoirés 2002 - Tous dans le même bateau
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2002-02-22
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Les Enfoirés 2016 - Au rendez-vous des Enfoirés
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2016-03-11
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Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés
Overview: Show recorded at the Zénith in Strasbourg on January 19 and 20, 2014 for the benefit of the Restos du Coeur.
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2014-03-14
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Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1997-02-08
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Les Enfoirés 2001 - L'odyssée des Enfoirés
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2001-03-09
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Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique !
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2018-03-09
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Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith
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Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2017-10-28
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Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
Overview: A musical documentary accompaniment to the 1994 benefit compilation album concerning AIDS in the African-American community.
Genres: Documentary Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-10-31
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Symphonic Hip Hop
Overview: Hip Hop Symphonique is a creation by Mouv', the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Adami. It is based on a selection of ten emblematic French rap tracks from 1990 to 2015, replayed, rearranged and re-orchestrated for Symphonic Orchestra & a contemporary musical ensemble. Five emblematic groups from the French rap scene take part in this symphonically orchestrated musical show: IAM, MC SOLAAR, ARSENIK, YOUSSOUPHA, BIGFLO & OLI. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2016-07-02
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Les Enfoirés 2010 - Les Enfoirés... la Crise de Nerfs
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2010-03-12
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Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés
Overview: Show recorded at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy on January 27 and 28, 2013 for the benefit of the Restos du Coeur.
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2013-03-15
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Les Enfoirés, 15 ans d'Enfoirés
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2005-11-25
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Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2024-10-25
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Les Enfoirés 2025 - Au pays des Enfoirés
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2025-03-07
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MC Solaar Symphonique à la Philharmonie de Paris
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-10-26
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Concert hommage à DJ Mehdi à la Gaîté Lyrique
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2024-10-03
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