Collectif Paris-Africa | |
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Origin | France |
Genres | French Pop |
Years active | 2011–present |
Labels | WEA Music, a division of Warner Music France |
Collectif Paris Africa (Paris-Africa Collective) is a French group and French speaking international artists united by UNICEF. Its purpose is to collect money for nutrition and food for the poor countries in Horn of Africa (Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia). [1] The group released a single called "Des ricochets" ("skimming stones"), referring to the poor availability of fresh water in the area) which was followed by compilation album Collectif Paris-Africa pour l'Unicef .
Year | Title | Chart positions |
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2012 | Collectif Paris-Africa Pour l'Unicef | 23 |
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FRA [3] | BEL (Wa) [4] | |||
2012 | Des ricochets | 5 | 47 | Collectif Paris-Africa Pour l'Unicef |
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