Qui Seme Le Vent Re Colte

MC Solaar | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 25, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Musicrama Records
• ASIN: B000004C2W
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #156,478 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #83 in Music > Rap & Hip-Hop > International Rap

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Qui Seme Le Vent Recolte Le Tempo

3. Matiere Grasse Contre Matiere Grise

4. Victime De La Mode

5. L'histoire De L'art

6. Armand Est Mort

7. Quartier Nord

8. Interlude

9. A Temps Partiel

10. Caroline

11. La Musique Adoucit Les Moeurs

12. Bouge De La (Part 1)

13. Bouge De La (Part 2)

14. Ragga Jam

15. La Devise

16. Funky Dreamer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this CD, if you've made it this far! You won't regret it, May 30, 2001

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S. Smith "a98hoya" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Qui Seme Le Vent Re Colte (Audio CD)

Claude MC has an amazing gift. His ability to use language, sound, rythym & music to convey a message, at times one that is socially or politically charged, is exceptional. Somehow, in the midst of a song such as "l'Histoire de l'Art," which really flows, the idea that rappers have been discrimated against by certain elements of society who fail to see rap as an art form is introduced. Solaar, using humor, wit, an outstanding intellect and his sheer charisma, easily and non-confrontationally makes the point that the history of art is not complete until it includes the works of ALL artists. Bien Fait, Claude MC, Bravo!

The background tracks are for the most part smooth. A bit of a jazz & blues feel to them (perhaps its the saxophone) mixed with more elements familiar to modern hip hop and rap. This juxtaposition is transfixing.

Although I myself am a French speaker, I find that you do not need to know the language to enjoy Solaar's music. Fluency in the French language, however, does allow you to appreciate his music that much more as you can fully experience the joy of this gifted musician from Senegal's play with language. His lyrics are so full of such wit and irony!

Somehow I can't seem to take this CD out of my car stereo. I guess that its just so good that I want to listen to this CD at every chance I get (and its been over a year since I purchased it!)

I would highly recommend MC Solaar's Qui Seme le Vent Recolte le Tempo to anyone even thinking of buying it. If you've made it to this page, put it in your shopping cart. I promise that you will have no regrets.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MC Solaar is an amazing artist!, October 30, 1998

By 

Evan - ([e-mail]) (Wesleyan University) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Qui Seme Le Vent Re Colte (Audio CD)

Despite some other listeners somewhat condescending views towards French rap, I implore you to please give it a chance, especially if you have any interest in the French langugage. I find French Rap to be thousands of times more beautiful then American rap. The Rap flows and the ryhmes are smooth. Even if you don't like Rap in general, try French Rap, its far better. Another thing I really enjoy about French Rap is that many of the songs, if you understand the French (which you will if you listen to them enough), are actually coherent and meaningful narratives...Mc Solaar's album grooves, and is simply addictive. His voice is unique in the field of Rap. I LOVE IT. Write me for any questions about Mc Solaar or French Rap...Some of my other favorite artists include...IAM, NTM, Massilia Sound System, MANAU, Doc Gyneco also many compilation albums....please check them out!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Real Treat: Not quite like any other rap you've ever heard, August 13, 2001

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Not My Real Name (Cambridge Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Qui Seme Le Vent Re Colte (Audio CD)

THIS DISC IS ABSOLUTELY WORTH THE PREMIUM IMPORT PRICE! It's definitely my favorite MC Solaar disc & one of my best rap CDs, period. It doesn't matter if you don't speak a word of French (I remember a little from 2 semesters in high-school), the sounds and rythm are so intricate and energetic that they more than make up for the jokes and whatever meaning you fail to pick up from the cognates, tone, and musical context.

Also, consider picking up Planet Rap, before it goes out of print. And Tour De La Question is a good 2-disc (live) sampling of many of Solaar's hits. I find his other later releases less compelling than this one.

BTW, if it helps, I should note that I find this disc somewhat reminiscent of good 80's rap.