Pee Froiss
| Pee Froiss | |
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 Pee Froiss at a performance in Germany |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Dakar, Senegal |
| Genres | African hip hop |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Associated acts | Positive Black Soul |
| Members | |
| Xouman (Makhtar Fall) Koc 6 (Babacar Diagne) DJ Gee Bayss (Georges Martin Lopis) |
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| Past members | |
| Souley Ba | |
Pee Froiss is a hip hop group formed in Dakar, Senegal in 1993. It was originally produced by another hip hop group from that city, Positive Black Soul, and since recorded with the duo.[1] The band's music is rapped in Wolof, French, and English and features traditional Senegalese instruments such as the kora as part of its instrumentation.[2] Pee Froiss was one of the first rap groups to include a female performer in their lineup, Sista Joyce.[3] The group's members create all of their own music videos with very sparse resources, the first of which was released in 1996 with their first album.[4]
Though the group released six successful cassette albums solely in Senegal and appeared on several European compilations,[5] the group's first release to be sold internationally was 2003's Konkérants.[6]
[edit] Discography
- Wala Wala Bok (1996)
- Affaire Bou Graw (1997)
- Ah Simm (1999)
- F.R.O.I.S.S (2001)
- Konkérants (2003)
[edit] References
- ^ Brough, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Lusk, Jon; Clark, Duncan (September 2006). "Senegal & The Gambia". The Rough Guide to World Music: Africa & Middle East (3rd ed. ed.). London, England: Rough Guides Ltd. pp. 338. ISBN 978-1-84353-551-5.
- ^ "Pee Froiss". SeneRAP. 2004-09-25. http://www.senerap.org/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=16. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
- ^ McDonald, Steven. "Biography". Allmusic. All Media Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p294614. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
- ^ "The Future of Rap Video 2 – Takin’ it to a Next level". Griots.net. http://www.griots.net/archives/focus/rapvideo2.html. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
- ^ "Pee Froiss" (in French). Conseil Francophone de la Chanson. http://www.conseilfrancophone.org/fr_FR/artists/detail/id/59. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
- ^ "Pee Froiss". Africa On Your Street. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/africabeyond/africaonyourstreet/features/17737.shtml. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
