Pee Froiss is a
hip hop group formed in
Dakar
Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from :wo:daqaar, daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Senegal, largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar ...
,
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤠(Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤠...
in 1993. It was originally produced by another hip hop group from that city,
Positive Black Soul, and since recorded with the duo. The band's music is rapped in
Wolof,
French, and
English
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and features traditional Senegalese instruments such as the
kora as part of its instrumentation. Pee Froiss was one of the first rap groups to include a female performer in their lineup, Sista Joyce.
The group's members create all of their own
music video
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s with very sparse resources, the first of which was released in 1996 with their first album.
Though the group released six successful
cassette
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albums solely in Senegal and appeared on several European compilations, the group's first release to be sold internationally was 2003's ''Konkérants''.
Discography
*''Wala Wala Bok'' (1996)
*''Affaire Bou Graw'' (1997)
*''Ah Simm'' (1999)
*''F.R.O.I.S.S'' (2001)
*''Konkérants'' (2003)
References
External links
Pee Froisson
Myspace
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Senegalese hip hop groups
Musical groups established in 1993
1993 establishments in Senegal