Liricas Analas is a
rap
Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...
crew from the canton of
Grisons
The Grisons () or Graubünden,Names include:
*german: (Kanton) Graubünden ;
* Romansh:
** rm, label= Sursilvan, (Cantun) Grischun
** rm, label=Vallader, (Chantun) Grischun
** rm, label= Puter, (Chantun) Grischun
** rm, label=Surmiran, (Cant ...
, G R .
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. Their first album, ''Analogia'', is the first rap album in the
Romansh language
Romansh (; sometimes also spelled Romansch and Rumantsch; Sursilvan: ; Vallader, Surmiran, and Rumantsch Grischun: ; Putèr: ; Sutsilvan: , , ; Jauer: ) is a Gallo-Romance language spoken predominantly in the Swiss canton of the Grison ...
. Author and anthropologist Pascal Hofmeier notes that in choosing to rap in Romansh, a language spoken by only a few thousand people, yet instantly identifiable as Swiss, Liricas Analas takes the concept of ''Lokalpatriotismus'' (local pride), which is so prevalent in the Swiss hip-hop scene, to an extreme level. Their 2006 CD, ''AnalFaBad'', contained the chart-topping song "Siemis".
[Liricas Analas, “Liricas Analas – CH – Rap / Hip Hop”, http://www.myspace.com/liricas.]
Members
* Pius aka pddp
* Just
* Flepp
* Orange aka Pumaranza
* Spoon
* DJ Gionson
* DJ Suit
Discography
* ''
Analogia'' (2004)
* ''
AnalFaBad'' (2006)
* ''
Analectrica'' (2009)
* ''
Analium'' (2012)
* ''Banalitad'' (2016)
* ''LIRICAS ANALAS'' (2022)
References
External links
Liricas Analas homepage
Swiss hip hop groups
Romansh language
Culture of Graubünden
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