Urban Music Tour

Urban Music Tour
Founded	2009
Founder	Michel Bampély Virginie Eudes
Status	Active
Distributor(s)	Believe Virgin Music Africa Universal Music Africa
Genre	hip hop, slam, spoken word, jazz, afrobeat
Country of origin	France
Location	Le Mans

Urban Music Tour is an independent record label based in France, specializing in developing the careers of artists from urban music. ^[1]

Founded in 2009 by Michel Bampély and Virginie Eudes, the organization also runs writing workshops, conferences, and produces live performances.

History

The associative label was founded in 2009 by artists, slam poets and producers Michel Bampély and Virginie Eudes who met and settled in Le Mans. Its aim is to promote urban music and support young talents through management activities, writing workshops and support for artistic projects. ^{[2] [3]}

Tonton Max

In 2022, upon signing with Universal Music Africa, the two producers created the music sub-label Tonton Max in tribute to Congolese rumba artist Maxime Mongali. The label produces jazz and African music, among other things. ^[4]

Projects produced or distributed

2011: Saint-Michel, Les Rillettes du Mans [5] 2012: Mademoiselle Eferie, On m'avait dit 2012: Amadeus, Auprès d'une autre 2013: Jack Flaag, Hero Persup 2013: Saint-Michel, La berceuse du petit prince 2016: Negwhite Major, I Like This Way 2016: Yvano, Move it 2022: Yvano, Femme traditionnelle 2023: Saint-Michel, Grand Enfant (Afro-Jazz vol.1) [6] 2023: Yvano, Fils du 13th peuple 2023: Mezydream, Départ 2023: MMK Martine, Gratitude [7] 2024: Michel Noah Trio, Ma forêt-live trio 2023 2024: Saint-Michel, Femme Bantoue (Afro-Jazz vol.1) 2024: Prospser Kambembo, Okokamba 2024: Saint-Michel, Promesse Live shows 2011: Tremplin slam et spoken word Le Mans Cité Chanson 2011: Mademoiselle Eferie, Mademoiselle rêve 2012: Chicken Boubou, Hip Hop Comédy 2012: Les Trophées des légendes urbaines 2013: Snam City Rap

Appendices

Bibliography

• Michel Obouronanga, Sociologie des cultures urbaines: histoire sociale et politique du hip hop français (1979–2019). Thesis defended on 13 May 2022, under the supervision of Jean-Louis Fabiani, Paris, EHESS, 2022, 431 pages ^[8]

References

1. "URBAN MUSIC TOUR". SNEP (in French). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
2. Sociales, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences (21 February 2017). "Michel Bampély". EHESS (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
3. Bailly, Hélène (3 January 2025). "Mademoiselle Eferie, de la scène slam aux sonorités africaines". Afrik (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
4. FOURNIER, Célia (22 September 2022). "Des artistes du Mans signent chez Universal Music Africa". Le Maine Libre (in French). Retrieved 16 September 2024.
5. Kouloungou, Roland (24 January 2025). "Musique: Entre jazz et poésie, Saint-Michel réédite son album «Les rillettes du Mans»". L'Horizon Africain (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2025.
6. Linguendze, Dominique (2 October 2023). "Saint-Michel: le jazz, l'amour et l'Afrique". Africultures (in French).
7. Bailly, Hélène (6 March 2024). "MMK Martine: La voix du Gabon et des musiques du mondeur/". Afrik (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2025.
8. Obouronanga, Michel (13 May 2022). "Sociologie des cultures urbaines: histoire sociale et politique du hip hop français (1979–2019)". Thèses (in French).