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- ↑ Past Forward: French Cinema and the Post-Colonial Heritage 0809385880 Dayna Oscherwitz - 2010 - "Zebda was one of the most popular rock groups of the late 1990s and early 2000s, and they were honored with numerous awards at France's Victoires de la musique, most notably for their 1998 album Essence ordinaire."