Oxmo Puccino
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Oxmo Puccino | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Abdoulaye Plea Diarra |
Also known as | Jon Smoke Jonxmoke Black Desperado Black Popeye Black Jacques Brel Jacques Brel du hip-hop |
Born | Ségou, Mali | 3 August 1974
Origin | Paris, France |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, singer, songwriter, composer |
Labels | Cinq7, Wagram Music |
Website | https://www.oxmo.net/ |
Abdoulaye Plea Diarra (French pronunciation: rapper.
Career
A longtime hip hop fan, at age 21 Diarra began his collaboration with the fledgling rap collective
Blue Note, Puccino assembled a new backing group, the Jazzbastards, to record 2006's Lipopette Bar.[1][2][3][4]
In popular culture
- In 2007, rapper Styles P. used the instrumental of "Black Desperado" in his own album Super Gangster (Extraordinary Gentleman), in the song "Holiday". The track was produced by DJ Green Lantern.
- In 2011, he was in a Nike ad promotion reciting a passage from Cyrano de Bergerac
- He has appeared in 2011 music video for "1990" by Paris Olympiagig in 2012.
- He is featured as the spoken word artist on Ibrahim Maalouf's track, "Douce", from the 2011 studio album, "Diagnostic".
Personal life
Puccino was born in 1974 in Ségou, Mali. He came to Paris one year later, and lived in the 19th arrondissement from the age of 5. Oxmo Puccino is the older brother of the French international basketball player Mamoutou Diarra.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Album | Charts | Certification | ||
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BEL Wa [5] |
FRA [6] |
SWI [7] | |||
1998 | Opéra Puccino | — | 7 | — | |
2001 | L'amour est mort | 37 | 13 | — | |
2004 | Le cactus de Sibérie | — | 20 | — | |
2007 | Lipopette Bar (Oxmo Puccino & The Jazzbastards) |
— | 22 | — | |
2009 | L'arme de paix | 41 | 8 | 68 | |
2012 | Roi sans carosse | 28 | 15 | 41 | |
2014 | Au pays d'Alice (Ibrahim Maalouf & Oxmo Puccino) |
113 | 43 | — | |
2015 | La voix lactée | 147 | 34 | 84 | |
2019 | La nuit du reveil | 63 | 17 [8] |
47 |
Live albums
Year | Album | Charts | Certification |
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FR [6] | |||
2005 | Black Tour Desperado | 154 | |
2010 | Minutes magiques | — |
Mixtapes
Year | Album | Charts | Certification |
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FR [6] | |||
2005 | La Réconciliation (DJ Cream présente Oxmo Puccino) |
45 |
- Non-charting
- 2003: The Best of Puccino Tape (Vol.8 - Mixed by DJ Nels)
- 2004: Puccino Airlines
- 2004: Time Bomb, Vol.8 - Puccino Tape
- 2012: Doux or Die Mixtape (Mixed by DJ Cream)
Singles / Maxi singles
Year | Single | Charts | Certification | Album |
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FR [6] | ||||
1998 | "Mama Lova" ( Kheops / Oxmo Puccino)
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96 | ||
"Amour et Jalousie" | — | |||
"Le mensongeur" | 55 | |||
1999 | "L'enfant seul" | 84 | ||
"Le jour ou tu partiras" | — | |||
2001 | "Ghetto du monde" | — | ||
2002 | "Avoir des potes" | 52 | ||
2004 | "Quand j'arrive / J'ai mal au mic" | — | ||
"On danse pas" | — | |||
2015 | Une Chance | — |
Featured in
Year | Single | Charts | Album |
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FR [6] | |||
2016 | "Bal de Bamako" (M, Toumani Diabaté & Sidiki Diabaté feat. Fatoumata Diawara & Oxmo Puccino) |
140 | Lamomali |
2019 | "26 décembre 1999" (Lacrim feat. Oxmo Puccino) |
130 | Lacrim |
2022 | "ça veut rien dire" (Achile feat. Oxmo Puccino) |
- | Achile |
Filmography
- Writer
- 2005: Dans tes rêves
- Actor
- 2006: Arthur and the Invisibles(French title Arthur et les Minimoys) as Mover (film directed by Luc Besson)
- 2006: Sheitan(film directed by Kim Chapiron)
- 2008: Écrire pour un chanteur as Harry in episode "Demain peut-être" (TV series)
- 2009: Storytelling, la machine à raconter des histoires as host and himself (documentary)
- 2010: Rubik's Cube as Teacher (short film)
- 2010: Histoires de vies as François in episode "Conte de la frustration" (TV series)
- 2015: Adama as Djo (voice)
References
- ^ Oxmo Puccino - track details, ringtones, covertones, downloads, MP3, CDs
- ^ Schwartz, Mark. "Planet Rock: Hip Hop Supa National." In The Vibe History of Hip-hop, ed. Alan Light, 361-72. New York: Three Rivers Press, 1999.
- ^ "Behind Pathe's TV Slate Filled With Period Epics and Contemporary Series". Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "Strong presence for French films at the Jeonju International Film Festival in South Korea". Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "Discographie Oxmo Puccino". Ultratop. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e LesCharts.com: Oxmo Puccino page
- ^ "Discographie Oxmo Puccino". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 37, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 16 September 2019.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Official site
- Oxmo Puccino at IMDb