Alee

Born in Toulouse and long associated with the Francophone chanson-hip-hop scene, Alee has since the early 2000s developed a repertoire situated between spoken word, rap, chanson and reggae, with writing attentive to daily life, human relationships and social issues. First spotted with the project Alee and les Casseurs Flowters, then through collaborations with artists from alternative chanson and reggae, Alee built a career marked by crossovers of styles and by a regular live presence, solo as well as in various collective formats. Under the name Alee, or Alee Le P’tit Beur Breton, he works a flexible form where hip-hop phrasing meets melodies of French chanson, in an acoustic or semi-electronic aesthetic that leaves a large space for the text. His discography includes notably Le Temps des Pavés (2009), Au Contraire (2012) and Comme un air d’exil (2015), before a duo collaboration with Mourad Musset of La Rue Kétanou on several joint projects during the 2020s. On stage, Alee alternates personal narratives, social observation, discreet humor and melancholy, with an often tight format that foregrounds the voice, the guitar and a sense of rhythm inherited from rap.