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Zebda is a French world music group from Toulouse. The group consists of seven musicians who met for the first time in 1985. The name of the group, the Arabic word for butter (or beurre in French), is a play on the use of the word beur in French slang to refer to Arabs. Several of the group's members are of North African descent.
Their music is influenced by these roots as well as music from all over the world, for example reggae, rap, raï and rock, and their lyrics deal with issues affecting the Arab population in France. They are best known in France for their single "Tomber la chemise".
Discography
- L'arène des rumeurs - 1992
- Le bruit et l'odeur - 1995
- Essence ordinaire - 1998
- Utopie d'ocasse - 2002
External links
Zebda's official homepage (http://www.zebda.fr) (French)
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