Sinsemilia (), also known as Sinsé, is a French

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band that was formed in

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which is unfertilised and hence seedless (literally "without seed" in Spanish). The band first used this name in concert at the

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in 1991, referring to the reggae album ''Sinsemilia'' by

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. This was the first of more than a thousand concerts, and in the following fifteen years more than one million albums have been sold. Since the success of their first album and their single "Tout le bonheur du monde", Sinsemilia has helped French reggae gain the attention of the media. In 2005, because of the success of "Tout le bonheur du monde", they were invited by the editors of

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to appear on the 1:00 pm news. They began their performance by singing "Tout le bonheur du monde" but quickly interrupted it to then sing their politically charged song "Bienvenue en Chiraquie", which provoked a small media scandal.

Members

; Current members * Riké –

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(1990-present) * Mike – lead vocals, guitar (1990-present) * Moussaya – guitar (1990-present) * Natty –

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(1990-present) * Zazz –

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(1990-present) * Fabin –

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(1990-present) * Carine –

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(1990-present) * Ivan –

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(1990-present) * Roukin – percussion (1990-present) * Chid – sound effects (1990-present) * Olivah – trumpet (2003-present) * Bozo –

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(2005-present) * Ali – keyboards (2008-present) * Nordine – guitar (2008-present) ; Former members * Loucos – tenor saxophone (1990-2005)

Discography

* 1996 ''Première Récolte'' * 1998 ''Résistances'' * 2000 ''Tout C'Qu'On A'' * 2002 ''Sinsemilia Part en Live'' * 2004 ''Debout, Les Yeux Ouverts'' * 2009 ''En Quête De Sens'' * 2015 ''Un Autre Monde Est Possible''

Band member activities outside of Sinsemilia

In June 2003, Riké released a solo album called ''Air frais'' ("Fresh Air"), with more traditional French music. The lyrics of this album were written by Mike, Riké's childhood friend. The lyrics are considered by many to be moving, and are less politically engaged than the group's albums. The song "Reveillez-Vous" features

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. Riké released a single after ''Air Frais'' with the song "Allez Savoir Pourquoi", which is of the "hardline" variety. His second album ''Vivons!'' was released on January 29, 2007. Mike began his label ECHOPROD, and has signed artists such as Les Suprêmes Dindes, Pep's, Djemdi, Riké, and Junior Tshaka. The first release by his label was "Pas Vus à la Télé", a compilation of 70 French groups from all genres, with the hope of promoting artists who have never appeared on television. Ivan works as a sound engineer for Wareika Hills, a reggae group from Grenoble. Fafa sings with Yoanna, a young Swiss singer who is accompanied by a group from Grenoble. Zazz is producing hip hop. Bozo is present in some parts of Root'Secours' latest album, ''Enfant Soldats''. Olivah has worked exclusively with JFK, a reggae group from Grenoble. He has produced and arranged a CD of 7 songs called ''Politricks''. Natty and the Special Hommage Band (made up of musicians from Grenoble and Zazz and Roukin) have given many

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tribute concerts.

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control French reggae musical groups Musical groups established in 1990 Organizations based in Grenoble Musical groups from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes