Gaël Faye

Gaël Faye (born 6 August 1982) is a Rwandan–French singer, rapper, and writer.

Personal life

Faye was born in Bujumbura, Burundi of a French father and Rwandan mother.[1] He moved to France at the age of 13, escaping from the Burundian civil war.[2] He studied economics and finance.[3]

He is married and has two daughters.[4]

Book

Faye wrote a novel inspired by his teenage-years' experience of the war in Burundi.[5] Small Country (Petit Pays)[6] was first published in France in August 2016 by Grasset. It won five literary prizes.[7][8] It has been translated into 36 languages[9][10] and made into a movie, released in 2020.[11]

Music

In 2010 Faye and Edgar Sekloka released a rap and hip-hop album entitled Milk Coffee and Sugar (also the name of their group).[12]

Faye then released three solo albums and one EP: Pili Pili sur un Croissant au Beurre (2013),Des fleurs EP (2014) [13] Lundi Méchant (2020) and Mauve Jacaranda (2022). Lundi Méchant went gold in 2022.[14]

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Rwanda: Words of Silence Wrote and directed [15]
2024 Savages MC Orangutan Voice role [16]

Awards

References
  1. "Africiné – Gaël Faye – Quand deux fleuves se rencontrent". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. "Gael Faye ce qui lui plait". Liberation. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. JDD, Le. "PORTRAIT. Gaël Faye, l'écriture pour la vie". lejdd.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  4. JDD, Le. "PORTRAIT. Gaël Faye, l'écriture pour la vie". lejdd.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  5. "Petit pays by Gaël Faye". World Literature Today. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  6. JDD, Le. "PORTRAIT. Gaël Faye, l'écriture pour la vie". lejdd.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  7. "Gaël Faye", Wikipédia (in French), 18 June 2022, retrieved 19 June 2022
  8. "Petit pays by Gaël Faye". World Literature Today. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  9. Cummins, Anthony (10 June 2018). "Small Country by Gaël Faye – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  10. Grey, Tobias (29 May 2018). "A French-Rwandan Rap Star Turned Novelist From Burundi". The New York Times.
  11. Barbier, Eric (28 August 2020), Petit pays (Drama), Jerico, Super 8 Production, Pathé, retrieved 19 June 2022
  12. Milk Coffee & Sugar – Milk Coffee & Sugar, retrieved 19 June 2022
  13. "Africiné – Gaël Faye – Quand deux fleuves se rencontrent". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  14. "Gaël Faye", Wikipédia (in French), 18 June 2022, retrieved 19 June 2022
  15. "Rwanda: Words of SIlence". Java Films. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  16. "Sauvages". Annecy International Animated Film Festival. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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