Alliance Ethnik was a

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band. It was composed of five members from different origins, but all spoke French or were of French origin;

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History

K-Mel, the front man of Alliance Ethnik, performed for the first time in his home town of

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, 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

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which was heard by IZB, a group of rap promoters, who put them in a Paris concert with the

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rap group

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in 1992. The group began recording in 1994, with an appearance on the compilation album ''Mondial Rap'' but its first album was ''Simple & Funky'', released in 1995. It included the singles " Simple & Funky", "

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" and "Honesty & Jalousie".

Discography

Albums

The second album includes guest appearances by

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and

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Compilations

* ''Best of Alliance Ethnik'' (2002) Including guest appearances by

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(2002). ''Best of Alliance Ethnik.'' D EU: Delabel.

Singles

References

External links

Fan site
French hip hop groups Musical groups from Hauts-de-France {{Hiphop-group-stub