french reggae

[Survival]

hi all,
I was looking for some reggae, sung in French.. can someone name some good singers/bands??

thnx!

[6anbatte]

Hi Survival

There are a few mentioned on this thread - "**[Reggae Shops in Paris](http://www.roots-archives.com/forum/rea ... #msg-20059)**"

[benjamin]

I think the best one today is Fundé. African reggae in french like Tiken Jah Fakoly is not bad too.
For older albums check Gunsmoke and I forgot the name of the 2 or 3 other artists/Lps from the late seventies but I don't find it crazy anyway.
otherwise check my band below but it's not sung in french...

[Vinnie]

this is nice

http://www.ziongate.fr/index.php?Zion-gate-music

[collieman]

there are not too many albums from 70/80 who was sung in french
if you are french look at this site & read the roots of french reggae
there are still some groups i havent heard anything (savane for example)
there are many great bands from "la reunion" their songs are in creole very nice bands look at them :

http://lynseggae.free.fr/
http://nattydreadreunion.monsite.wanadoo.fr/page4.html

[ton1]

Gunsmoke, Az Yaya & Think and Apartheid Not don't sing in french. Actually, I don't know french sung reggae from back in the days a part from Serge Gainsbourg.
Maybe you can find some title here but not plenty of :
http://www.45toursderockfrancais.net/ro ... reggae.htm

[Survival]

Thanks all, and no I'm not french myself collieman, but I think french is a nice language, and I just wanted to check out some reggae.

But I don't mean particularly french reggae music from the 70-85 era, but nowadays reggae is welcome ofcourse.
And yes Benjamin, I was familiar with Tiken Jah Fakoly, he's is, indeed, not bad at all.

[Funkyfred]

Nowadays french reggae.....

Check out Babylon Circus,
hmm.... maybe more ska than reggae?

[Sir Marvin]

Big Family (aka King Kalabash&Baron Black)

And some not so rootsy:
K2R
ASPO
Viking's Remedy
Awale le face B?
Moonhop
Jim Murple Memorial

[Sir Marvin]

And Pierpoljak is also well known name, but I don't like it so much.

What happened to Wester Special?