The son of a Congolese doctor, Kamini grew up in the French countryside in the small Picard village of Marly-Gomont, which inspired his hit single of the same name.
After having received his Baccalaureat, Kamini left his hometown to settle in Lille, where he works as a psychiatric nurse.
In 2006, working with some friends, he wrote the song "Marly-Gomont", which is a humorous recounting of the daily life in the rural French town and the difficulty of being a member of the only black family in the village. His music video, sent to numerous music industry giants on September 12, 2006, greatly amused the company employees.
The video was quickly put on air by French media, among them Fun Radio, Skyrock, and Contact FM. Kamini was also invited to appear on numerous prestigious French television programs, such as Journal de Jean-Pierre Pernaut, Le Grand Journal de Canal+, Cauet, Laurent Ruquier, and Direct 8. On December 1, 2006, Kamini appeared on the French show Star Academy, a French version of American Idol. He was profiled in December 2006 by Time as part of its Person of the Year articles on Internet-based content creators.[1]
Despite the huge success and instant attachment amongst the French for the sound of this "rural rapper", Kamini has nonetheless stuck with his job as a psychiatric nurse.
An album is scheduled for release toward for 2007 spring.
Interlude
Kamini Lyrics
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- Ouais maintenant il.. ça y est avec sa bagnole là, il s'la pète là, il a plus d'pognon ça y est il croit que ... ah ça m'énerve les gens comme ça, j'supporte pas ça moi. J'supporte pas ça !
-Ah bah d't'façons tout le monde le dit, TOUT le monde dit pareil. Ce gars là il est comme ça, c'est sûr.
- Bah à ton avis, c'est comme ça qu'il a eu sa promotion hein ! Tu crois qu'il fait quoi, c'est un gros fayot, c'est un gros lèche-cul ! Il est toujours là "ouais monsieur le président, monsieur le président ceci". Ce qu'il fait dans la boîte moi j'sais le faire ! Ca m'énerve ça !
In Kamini's song "Interlude," the singers are gossiping about a man named Fred, warning the listener to be careful around him. The first speaker, France, expresses her mistrust of him and says she's heard things about him from their mutual friend Marie. France then reveals that she knows Fred was already in a relationship with Laurence when he slept with Cécile, who is friends with Laurence and Marie's sister. She makes the listener promise not to tell anyone she told them.
The second speaker agrees with France's assessment of Fred and complains about his apparent arrogance since he got a new car. The two continue to discuss Fred's personality and speculate about how he got his promotion at work, with the second speaker accusing him of being a brown-noser. The song ends with the two agreeing that they're tired of people like Fred.
Line by Line Meaning
T'es trop naïve , moi c'est France , j'te dis c'que j'pense, méfie toi de c'gars là, méfie toi de c'gars là, j'le sens pas.
You are too naive. I am from France and I am telling you what I actually think. Be careful of that guy. I don't have a good feeling about him.
En plus on m'a raconté des trucs sur lui euuh... on m'a raconté des trucs, mais en fait, c'est Marie qui m'a raconté : Fred, il était déjà avec Laurence quand il a couché avec Cécile, mais comme Cécile elle est copine avec Laurence et que Marie c'est la soeur à Cécile eh bah elle m'a dit de pas en parler. Tu dis pas que je t'en ai parlé hein.
In addition, someone told me things about him. Actually, it was Marie who told me that Fred was already with Laurence when he slept with Cécile. However, as Cécile is friends with Laurence, and Marie is Cécile's sister, she asked me not to tell anyone about it. Please don't mention that I told you.
Ouais maintenant il.. ça y est avec sa bagnole là, il s'la pète là, il a plus d'pognon ça y est il croit que ... ah ça m'énerve les gens comme ça, j'supporte pas ça moi. J'supporte pas ça !
Yeah, now he... yeah, with his car, he's showing off a lot. He has no more money, but he still thinks he's great. It frustrates me so much when people behave like that. I just can't stand it!
Ah bah d't'façons tout le monde le dit, TOUT le monde dit pareil. Ce gars là il est comme ça, c'est sûr.
Anyway, everyone says the same thing about him. Everyone thinks that he is like that, for sure.
Bah à ton avis, c'est comme ça qu'il a eu sa promotion hein ! Tu crois qu'il fait quoi, c'est un gros fayot, c'est un gros lèche-cul ! Il est toujours là "ouais monsieur le président, monsieur le président ceci". Ce qu'il fait dans la boîte moi j'sais le faire ! Ca m'énerve ça !
Well, in your opinion, is that how he got his promotion? Do you think he does anything more than being a huge brown-noser? He's always like, 'Yes, Mr. President, Mr. President, blah blah blah.' I know exactly what he does in the company, and trust me, I can do it. It really annoys me!
Contributed by Levi R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.