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Shaka Ponk | |
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Also known as | SHK PNK |
Origin | Paris, France |
Genres | |
Years active | 2004–present |
Labels | Edel |
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Past members |
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Website | shakaponk |
Shaka Ponk (sometimes abbreviated as SHKPNK) is a French musical band formed in Paris in 2002. They mix different forms of popular music into their songs in addition to world music, although predominantly with an electronic and experimental rock sound. Their lyrics are mostly in English, although they sometimes sing in French and Spanish.
In early 2022, Shaka Ponk announced that they would disband in 2024, after a final album and farewell tour, in order to focus on other musical projects.
Shaka Ponk is a Paris-based band formed in 2002 that blends rock, electronic, punk rock, funk rock, and hip hop. They released their debut album, Loco Con Da Frenchy Talkin', in 2006, and followed up in 2009 with Bad Porn Movie Trax, spawning the singles "How We Kill Stars" and "Do".
In 2011, the band added a female vocalist, Samaha Sam, and released their third album, The Geeks and the Jerkin' Socks, in June.
The band released two albums simultaneously in 2014, titled The White Pixel Ape (Smoking Isolate to Keep in Shape) and The Black Pixel Ape (Drinking Cigarettes to Take a Break). They issued The Evol' in 2017. Apelogies followed in 2020.
In early 2022, the band announced their upcoming disbandment due to Frah and Sam wanting to focus on the Freaks, a musical project dedicated to protecting the environment, which they formed in 2018. They released a final, self-titled album in 2023, and will launch a farewell tour, the Final F#*cked Up Tour, which is set to conclude in 2024. [1]
Current
Past
Year | Album | Charts | ||
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FR [2] | BEL (Wa) [3] | SWI [4] | ||
2006 | Loco Con Da Frenchy Talkin' | — | — | — |
2009 | Bad Porn Movie Trax | 101 | 194 | — |
2011 | The Geeks and the Jerkin' Socks | 14 | 18 | 69 |
2014 | The White Pixel Ape (Smoking Isolate to Keep in Shape) | 2 | 10 | 16 |
The Black Pixel Ape (Drinking Cigarettes to Take a Break) | 4 | 39 | 54 | |
2017 | The Evol | 6 | 31 | 25 |
2020 | Apelogies | 22 | 27 | — |
2023 | Shaka Ponk | 2 [5] | 25 | 99 |
Year | Album | Charts |
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FR [2] | ||
2005 | Hyppie Monkey EP | — |
2017 | ApeTizer EP | 145 [6] |
Year | Album |
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2009 | Loco Con Da Frenchy Talkin' (Recycled 2009) |
2010 | Bad Porn Movie Trax – 3rd edition(additional titles "Stop the Bot" and "French Touch Puta Madre (Live)") |
2011 | Sex, Plugs & Vidiot'Ape(included DVD: 70 minutes of Monkey TV mini-reportage about the band and music videos) |
2012 | The Geeks and the Jerkin' Socks – Deluxe Edition(with a DVD of Monkey TV mini-reportage about the band and music videos) |
Year | Album | Charts | Certification | ||
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FR [2] | BEL (Wa) [3] | SWI [4] | |||
2012 | NRJ Sessions Shaka Ponk | 144 | — | — | |
2013 | Geeks on Stage | 12 | 109 | — |
Year | Single | Charts | Certification | Album | ||
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FR [2] | BEL (Wa) (Ultratop) [3] | BEL (Wa) (Ultratip*) [3] | ||||
2012 | "My Name Is Stain" | 7 | 11 | – | Gold (Italy) | |
"Let's Bang" | 55 | – | 16 | |||
"I'm Picky" | 28 | – | 29 | |||
2014 | "Wanna Get Free" | 45 | – | 18 | ||
"Scarify" | 81 | – | – | |||
"Altered Native Soul" | 98 | – | – | |||
"Story O' My LF" | 132 | – | – | |||
2017 | "Wrong Side" | 136 [7] | – | – | The Evol' |
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling-under Ultratip charts.
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