Bio - Musiboxlive

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ZPN est une figure de plus en plus reconnue du paysage sonore nord-américain. Arrivé au Canada après un
détour par l’Europe, l’artiste originaire du Congo (ex-Zaïre) se fait d’abord remarquer en tant que finaliste du
concours «Tout nouveau, tout show» en 1999. Par la suite, il remporte le Prix du public de la radio de RadioCanada et s’avère le Coup de cœur du Festival Musiqu’en août.
Son premier album solo, intitulé «Le masque de Z», paraît en 2003 et lui vaut plusieurs honneurs, dont le
prix Trille Or de la Découverte de l’année et une nomination au Gala de l’Adisq. En 2005, Z enfile sa cape
de producteur pour présenter le Z Show, un festival qui braque micros et projecteurs sur la culture Hip-Hop de
la francophonie ontarienne.
En 2006, ZPN poursuit sa mission de dénoncer, de revendiquer et de sensibiliser les gens aux disparités
sociales et aux inégalités en récidivant avec un deuxième album, «Sacrifices» (2006), réalisé par Sonny
Black (Corneille, K-Maro). «Sacrifices», qui compte une liste impressionnante de collaborateurs, dont Eva
Avila, est un album percutant qui connaît un franc succès.
En 2011, il récidive avec PREMIÈRE CLASSE avec des morceaux tels que POUR LA FEMME (une chanson
qui célèbre la femme) FILS DU ROI, DEBOUT et SUPERFLY BOY
En mars 2013, il lance un premier SINGLE intitulé GARDE LE SOURIRE et maintenant #TOKYO, une
chanson rap/pop destinée à mettre les auditeurs de bon humeur.
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ZPN’s (David Muipatayi) path confirms all the passion that inspires him, while revealing an exceptional
creator. As a multi-talented artist, unifier, producer, rapper, this author, composer and performer draws on the
wealth of his Congolese (ex-Zaïre) origins and of his country of adoption, Canada, to bring us a distinctive
sound.
ZPN has exported his music and the Hip-Hop culture beyond borders. At a very young age his passion for
music had forever made an impact on his life. With a diploma in public relations and legal assistance, he now
lives on his art and has spent all of his energy on it for several years now. The adventure started in 1999,
when he took part in the “Tout Nouveau Tout show” competition and reached the finals, something a rapper
form his region (Outaouais) had never done before.
He later won the public’s award of La Première chaîne de Radio Canada , 90.7 FM, as well as the Coup de
Cœur award of the Festival Musique en nous awarded by the festival’s director, Michel Séguin.
Most certainly, ZPN did not stop there. In 2000, with three young people of the area (Lynx XX, Olympe and
LB4life), the group Afro Connexion was created. In March 2002, they release a first album called “Le Son de
l’Afro”, and win, one year later a “Trille Or” at the Gala de la chanson et de la musique franco-ontarienne in
the category Discovery of the year. But Z, as he is commonly called by those close to him, was at the same
time continuing his solo career and had, among other things, the honour of being invited to sing one of his
compositions for the opening of the Festival Franco-Ontarien in 2002. He was also invited to perform for
Radio-Canada’s 50th anniversary in September 2002. In 2003, he delivers “Le Masque de Z”, his first opus,
and one year later, in September 2004, his album is nominated in the category Hip-Hop album of the year at
the Gala de l’ADISQ 2004. In March of the same year, Le masque de Z is nominated at the Gala des prix
Trille Or in three different categories: album of the year, award-winning song and video clip of the year.
Producer of the Z Show in Outaouais, he starts in 2005 this festival which provides assistance to developing
Hip-Hop artists. Back in 2006, with record attendance, ZPN confirms the growing interest of the public by
inviting the great ones: L’Assemblée Acrophone, Rainmen, KulchA ConnectioN and many others. In 2011,
ZPN returns full force with his third album PREMIÈRE CLASSE.
His most recent single #TOKYO released this September is a Club Bang! 100% guaranteed!!