Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo is French rapper

French hip hop

French hip hop is the hip hop music style which was developed in France, and is considered the second worldwide hip hop scene after the U.S....

 MC Solaar

MC Solaar

MC Solaar is a francophone hip hop and rap artist. He is one of the most internationally popular and influential French rappers....

's first album. The title is a pun on the French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 version of the Biblical proverb "qui sème le vent récolte la tempête" (he who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind, Hosea

Book of Hosea

The Book of Hosea is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible. It stands first in order among what are known as the twelve Minor Prophets.-Background and Content:...

 8:7). The song samples Lou Donaldson

Lou Donaldson

Lou Donaldson is a jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Badin, North Carolina. He is best known for his soulful, bluesy approach to playing the alto saxophone, although in his formative years he was, as many were of the bebop era, heavily influenced by Charlie Parker.His first recordings were...

's One Cylinder. It was released in 1991 and gained enormous success.

Bouge de là was the album's first single, which was hugely successful in France and went on to kickstart Solaar's career there. The song is based on a sample of The Message by 1970s English band Cymande

Cymande

Cymande are a British funk band, who released several albums throughout the early 1970s. The group was formed in 1971 in London, England by musicians from Guyana and Jamaica...

.

Other popular singles from the album are Caroline and Bouge de là (Part 1).

Track listing

1. "Intro" (instrumental)
2. "Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo"
3. "Matière grasse contre matière grise"
4. "Victime de la mode"
5. "L'histoire de l'art"
6. "Armand est mort"
7. "Quartier nord"
8. "Interlude" (instrumental)
9. "A temps partiel"
10. "Caroline"
11. "La musique adoucit les mœurs"
12. "Bouge de là
    Bouge de là
    "Bouge de là" is a song by MC Solaar. This was his first single from his album Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo, and reached #22 on French SNEP Singles Chart in September 1991...
    
    (part. 1)"
13. "Bouge de là (part. 2) (impro)"
14. "Ragga Jam (impro)"
15. "La devise"
16. "Funky Dreamer" (instrumental)

External links

• Dave's MC Solaar Archive