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Rwandan–French singer, rapper, and writer (born 1982) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gaël Faye (born 6 August 1982) is a Rwandan–French singer, rapper, and writer.
Faye was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, of a French father and Rwandan mother.[1] He moved to France at the age of 13, escaping from the Burundian civil war.[2] He studied economics and finance.[3]
He is married and has two daughters.[3]
Faye wrote a novel inspired by his teenage-years' experience of the war in Burundi.[4] Small Country (Petit Pays)[3] was first published in France in August 2016 by Grasset. It won five literary prizes.[5][4] It has been translated into 36 languages[6][7] and made into a movie, released in 2020.[8]
In 2010, Faye and Edgar Sekloka released a rap and hip-hop album entitled Milk Coffee and Sugar (also the name of their group).[9]
Faye then released three solo albums and one EP: Pili Pili sur un Croissant au Beurre (2013), Des fleurs EP (2014) [10] Lundi Méchant (2020) and Mauve Jacaranda (2022). Lundi Méchant went gold in 2022.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2022 | Rwanda: Words of Silence | Wrote and directed | [11] | |
2024 | Savages | MC Orangutan | Voice role | [12] |
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