Lord Kemy
Lord Kemy is a French Canadian Hip Hop/Dancehall artist native of Guinea (West Africa).
Biography
He was born in Romania in 1976 to a Romanian mother and a Guinean father. With his law degree from the Sorbonne University in Paris, he has a rather "atypical" profile for a hip hop artist. His music is characterized by a mixture of hip hop, dancehall rhythms and reggae flavor. Since his debut album (Bakouti) in 1996, his music has continuously evolved and reshaped over time. He is the leader and founder of Leg Def (Legitim' Defense), which is one of the first Hip Hop groups in Guinea in 1995. He has repeatedly been nominated and honored for his work, both in his home country and internationally. One of his most important awards is the Kora Award for the Best African Ragga Group, won in December 2005 in Durban (South Africa) as a member of the group Leg Def.
Since 2007, Lord Kemy has also had a solo career in parallel to his career as a member of Leg Def with his younger sister Lady Lu.
He handles both rap and singing in both French and English. He currently has 4 albums to his credit, including 3 produced under his own Label, LegDef Produkt.
Lord Kemy was also present on several European stages, especially in France (where he lived for several years while studying law at La Sorbonne), also in London (UK), Lausanne, Biel and Geneva (Switzerland), etc.
Web Pages
External links
- Article on StarAfrica.com (August 2011): https://web.archive.org/web/20111001061948/http://www.starafrica.com/en/music/detail-news/view/lord-kemy-drops-new-single-never-let-you-186082.html
- Artist profile on MusiquePlus Canada website: https://web.archive.org/web/20120308061636/http://www.musiqueplus.com/lord-kemy
- Profile on MontrealHipHop.net: https://web.archive.org/web/20120402052910/http://www.montrealhiphop.net/dj/lord-kemy
- Profile on Reggae.fr (FRENCH): http://www.reggae.fr/artiste-biographie/972_Lord-Kemy.html
- Article on Guineenews.org (FRENCH- March 2010): https://web.archive.org/web/20100327115208/http://www.boubah.com/articles/?num=20103184510
- Profile on StarAfrica.com (FRENCH - October 2010): https://web.archive.org/web/20120321003519/http://www.starafrica.com/fr/musique/detail-news/view/le-parcours-artistique-de-lord-kemy-116241.html
- Interview on StarAfrica.com (FRENCH - October 2010): https://web.archive.org/web/20120321003543/http://www.starafrica.com/fr/musique/detail-news/view/interview-avec-lord-kemy-117649.html
- List of nominees at the 2005 Koras Awards (N. 12 and 18): http://www.francomix.com/breve-Les_Kora_Awards_2005_a_Durban-152.html
- List Winners of the 2005 Kora Awards (see N.18): http://www.francomix.com/breve-Les_laureats_des_Kora_Awards_2005-156.html
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