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Danakil is a French roots reggae band created in 2000 by a group of Parisian college students. The band quickly gained acclaim due to the many concerts and festivals they performed in. The band continues to transmit its message through a music mixing reggae and world music.

Danakil
Danakil
Background information
OriginFrance
GenresReggae roots
Years active2000 – present
LabelsBaco records [1]
MembersBalik (Guillaume Basile)

Das (Mathieu Dassieu)
Tom-tom (Thomas Souil)
Titi (Thierry Renaud)
Dus (Nicolas Dussere)
Fab (Fabien Giroud)
Smart (Martin Bisson)
Keuj(Jacques Stainton)
One (Guillaume Rossignol)

Jb (Jean-Baptiste Gerbaux)
Websitehttp://danakil.fr/



Biography

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Beginnings

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Danakil is a reggae band started in 2000[2] by a group of college students studying music at the "Louis de Broglie" university in Marly-le-Roi, near Paris. The name Danakil comes from the Ethiopian desert.

The band first toured in 2005, following which they sold close to a million demo discs. Their first album, Microclimat, came out on the 28th of April, 2006. It was released under the Essembe Prod label and was distributed by Believe Digital. The success of this album convinced the band to further pursue their musical career. They began getting involved with the production company MusicAction when preparations for a second album started[3].

In their early years, Danakil performed in many small concerts and bars, helping them expand their fan base. The band then started touring with other musician groups such as Saïan Supa Crew. Their endorsement with MusicAction allowed them to participate in bigger reggae festivals such as the Reggae Sun Ska, the Dour festival, Esperanza, SummerJam and to perform concerts alongside widely known bands such as Groundation.

In 2008, Danakil released their second album, Dialogue de Sourds. The album contained collaborations with Mighty Diamonds, General Levy and Jah Mason.

 
Danakil Reggae sun ska 2009

Acclaim in the world of reggae

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2009-2010

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In 2009, having performed close to 300 concerts, the band was awarded the Best French Reggae Award at the Web Reggae Awards 2008[4]. Danakil performed in the Olympia music hall in 2009, one of the biggest concerts in the band's history [2]. In this concert, the band also paid tribute to Edith Piaf by performing a reggae version of her song Non, je ne regrette rien [2]. In April 2009, the band released their first live album/DVD, filmed at the Cabaret Sauvage in Paris in November 2008 [2]. The DVD contains a live recording of the concert as well as footage of a camera crew that followed the band during their tour. The objective of this bonus footage was to provide fans with a more complete image of the group as well as an opportunity to learn about the individual members' personalities [5].

The band performed on the main stage for the 2010 Fête de l'Humanité [6]. For their first concert in Africa, Danakil performed in Bamako, Mali, for the 80th anniversary of the coronation of Haile Selassie I along with Dub artist Manjul. This first concert outside of France led the group to perform in other countries such as Belgium, Switzerland and Canada.

 
Danakil in the Verjux Saone System festival on the 13 june 2009

2011

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To promote the release of their third album, Danakil did not use any advertisements or radio announcements, preferring the use of street teams to promote the album. The teams were made of fans who volunteered all over France and who put up posters and flyers advertising the bands' album[7]. The band also announced that during the March-April 2011 tour, limited edition copies of the third album would be handed out to attending fans[8]. Balik, the singer of the band, said that this was done to help stop illegal downloading of music and to promote concert attendance [9].

Recording of the third studio album took place in Paris, Bamako and Kingston. This was a voluntary decision made by the band in the hopes of bringing more foreign sounds into the album[10].

On the 18th of March 2011, Danakil performed at the Zénith de Paris alongside other reggae performers such as Winston McAnuff and Brahim, who performed J'Entends Les Cris. The band also performed Non, je ne regrette rien, their tribute song to French singer Edith Piaf [11].

As a celebration for their 10th active year as a band, Danakil add a new video to their Sur la Route collection in March 2011 [12].

On the 26th of November 2011 the band performed in the 2011 Fête de l'Humanité as the main event.

The band performed in the Paléo Festival in Nyon alongside artists such as Stromae and Soprano.

2012-2013

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In February 2012, the band won the Best French Reggae Album award at the 2012 Reggae Victory Awards[13]. In June 2012, the band released their first Dub album, Echos du Dub, which contains dub versions of some songs from Echos du Temps produced by Manjul[14]. The band performed in the Solidays concerts, a music festival that raises awareness on AIDS, on the 23rd of June 2012. Around this time period, the bands' success despite their unpopularity with the media becomes a part of the bands' image. On the 1st of October 2012 the band released a live CD and DVD of their March concert at the Cigale music hall[15].

In February 2013, the band won the Best French Reggae Album award from Echos du Dub and Best Live Album award for Live on Air a la Cigale at the 2013 Reggae Victory Awards[16].

Musical style

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Danakil songs often have very clear humanistic lyrics; singer Balik finds inspiration in current events [2] [17].

Some commonly cited themes in Danakil songs include North-South inequalities[18] , difficulties in Africa[19] , the hypocrisy of politicians[20] , environmental problems[21] , the freedom of people[22] and more generally the problems of a consumerist society[23] [24] . In their songs, Danakil offer the idea of a Utopian world where libertarianism is valued that contrasts with our present world[25] . Danakil has also talked about more gentle and light themes such as love[26] , passing time[27] and the desire to travel and discover the world[28] [29] .

The band has cited Mighty Diamonds, Israel Vibration, Third World, Don Carlos, Steel Pulse, Brahim and others as their artistic influences[30] .

Members of the band

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Balik - Vocals, Composition
Das - Saxophone
Tom-Tom - Trumpet
Big Keuj - Trombone
Massif-Boris - Bass
Papa Dus - Guitar
Fab - Guitar
Titi - Drums
Smarties - Keyboard
One or Manjul - Percussions

Discography

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Albums

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Micro-Climat (2006)
Dialogue de Sourds (2008)
Live au Cabaret Sauvage (2009)
Échos du Temps (2011)
Échos du Dub (2012)
Live on Air a la Cigale (2012)

Singles

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Non je ne regrette rien (2010)

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Danakil Myspace
Official Danakil Website
Last.fm Danakil
Danakil Twitter

References

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  1. ^ "Bacorecords Danakil Page".
  2. ^ a b c d e L'Humanite (L'Humanite Dimanche): 14. 02 September 2010. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ "Bacorecords - Danakil". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Web Reggae Awards Archive". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Danakil Website (See Groupe Page)". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  6. ^ L'Humanite (L'Humanite Dimanche): 54. 02 September 2010. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  7. ^ "Danakil Website (See Street Teams Page)". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Musik Resiste (See Archive Page)".
  9. ^ "3rd Album Teaser Interview". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Reggaefrance.com Danakil Interview". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Danakil au Zenith de Paris". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  12. ^ "YouTube video Sur La Route". YouTube. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  13. ^ "Reggae Victory Awards 2012 Archive". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  14. ^ "Danakil Web Page Discography". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  15. ^ "Danakil On Air a La Cigale Teaser Video". YouTube. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  16. ^ "Reggae Victory Awards 2013 Archive". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  17. ^ "Regards Croises Lyrics". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  18. ^ "Nord-Sud Lyrics". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  19. ^ "Africavi Lyrics". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  20. ^ "Ils Nous Disent Lyrics". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  21. ^ "La Faille Lyrics". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  22. ^ "Free Lyrics". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  23. ^ "L'Ere Moderne Lyrics". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  24. ^ "Heritiers Du Sort Lyrics". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  25. ^ "Mon Ile Lyrics". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  26. ^ "A Tes Cotes Lyrics". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  27. ^ "Les Pages Se Tournent Lyrics". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  28. ^ "Quitter Paname Lyrics". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  29. ^ "Les Champs De Roses Lyrics". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  30. ^ "ReggaeFrance Interview of Danakil". Retrieved 17 May 2013.


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