Roger Sanchez is a Dominican-American house music DJ,remixer and producer. He won a Grammy Award for his remix of "Hella Good" by No Doubt in 2003,and is best known for his song "Another Chance",which was an international hit in 2001. He is a four time DJ Awards winner for "Best House DJ" in 1999,2002,2004 and 2007 and has received twelve nominations in total. He won the first International Dance Music Award for Best Podcast in 2007 and has received 8 IDMA nominations for Best American DJ (2003–2010).
Coupé-décalé is a type of popular dance music originating in Côte d'Ivoire Drawing heavily from zouglou with African influences,coupé-décaléis a very percussive style,featuring African samples,deep bass,and repetitive minimalist arrangements.
Jessy Kimbangi,better known by his stage name Jessy Matador,is a French–Congolese singer.
"Allez Ola Olé" is a song in the French language performed by Jessy Matador that represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was chosen internally,and was announced 24 February 2010. The song was to be used by French broadcaster France Télévisions as The Summerhit of 2010 and also for promoting the 2010 FIFA World Cup,and the title of the song refers to the album Music of the World Cup:Allez! Ola! Ole!,released in 1998 to coincide with the '98 World Cup,held in France.
Klaas Gerling,simply known as Klaas,is a German DJ and record producer from Cologne.
"DécaléGwada" is the first single by Jessy Matador,from his debut album Afrikan New Style. The single cover credits the single to Jessy Matador aka La Selesao in reference to the collective that besides Matador included,Docta Love,Linho (later on members of Les Jumo and Benkoff. In great difference,the follow-up single "Mini Kawoulé" credited just Jessy Matador.
"Mini Kawoulé" is the second single by Jessy Matador,from his debut album Afrikan New Style. It was released on 2 February 2008 in France and peaked at number 16 in the French Singles Chart. As of May 2011 it has had over 8.8 million hits on YouTube.
"Vem Dançar Kuduro" is a multilingual Portuguese/English dance hit single by Lucenzo,a France-based artist of Portuguese origin featuring France-based American artist Big Ali. Lucenzo sings in Portuguese and Big Ali in English.
Les Jumo is a French singing and dancing duo with strong African influences formed in 2008 by the twin brothers known as Docta Lova La Friandiz and Linho de Gaucho L'International born 16 October 1985. They used the shortened Docta &Linho for some credits.
Anges d'Afrik is a French afro-beat and an afro-pop music group of Congolese origin formed in 2005 which is made up of Keva Keva,Stone Warley,Charnel Playboy and Manolo. They describe their music like Afro-pop,and their music is influenced by a mix of dance rhythms,R'n'B,African zouk,coupé-décaléand ndombolo genres.
"Dansa pausa" is single by Swedish multi-ethnic group Panetoz. It was released on Warner Music Sweden in February 2012,reaching the top of Sverigetopplistan,the official Swedish Singles Chart on week 19/2012 dated 11 May 2012. The single was certified gold on 8 May 2012. An English-language version "Dance Pause" was also released.
Morad Mameri better known by his stage name DJ Mam's born in Marseille,France,in 1972 is a Marseille-based French DJ of Algerian descent. He is signed to Wagram music label.
Zumba Fitness Dance Party is a series of compilation albums of various Zumba style songs including Latin international successes.
123 Marseille or Collectif 123 Marseille is a Marseille-based French multicultural music collective established in 2009 through an initiative of DJ Mam's and by Mounir Belkhir. It initially include six singers and musicians. The collective has expanded since then.
Luis Guisao is a Marseille-based singer who grew up in St Henri,a village neighborhood of mainly Andalusian gypsies near L'Estaque and Marseille. Self-trained guitar and piano player,he composed songs for a 6-member music formation he formed called Salsa Flamenca,when he was just 16,specializing in Latin and flamenco tunes.
"Fiesta Buena" is a 2012 international hit song by DJ Mam's in Spanish and is credited to DJ Mam's featuring Luis Guisao,Soldat Jahman and Beto Perez. The song is written and composed by Mounir Belkhir,Luis Guisao and Soldat Jahman.
Fiesta Buena is a multilingual album by French DJ of Algerian descent following his great success with "Zumba He Zumba Ha". The album contains songs using various languages:French,Spanish,Arabic and local North African dialects,creole,a French dialect spoken in Martinique and Guadeloupe. Most of the songs are written in collaboration between Mounir Belkhir,Luis Guisao and Soldat Jahman.
Alberto "Beto" Pérez,is a Colombian dancer,choreographer,businessman,and Zumba instructor. He created the exercise fitness program Zumba in the late 1990s which involves dance and aerobic exercise elements with accompanying music,specifically Latin,and associated martial arts moves,squats,lunges,and other aerobic techniques.
Soldat Jahman also known as Jah-Man or Jahman,is a French ragga hip hop artist originating from the Martinique combining also various influences like reggaeton and rap.
Jonathan Perry better known by his stage name J. Perry,is a Haitian singer,songwriter,and composer. On 18 February 2012,President of Haiti Michel Martelly,alongside the Minister of Tourism,Stéphanie Villedrouin &the Haitian Carnival Committee gave Perry a Gold Disk Plaque for his song Dekole which inspired the theme of the 2012 Carnival.
