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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Kamini
Person · male · France · Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache · born 1979 · recording since 2006
French rapper
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Also known as Kamini Zantoko · 卡米尼
Timeline
5 events▣ Album 3◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Marly-Gomont
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2020s
Biography
English biography267 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1352643497
Biography
Kamini Zantoko is a Black French musician and screenwriter.
Personal life
Kamini's father—Seyolo Zantoko—and his family moved from Zaire to Marly-Gomont, France in 1975. They had difficulty assimilating as the first Black people in town. Kamini was born in Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, grew up in Marly-Gomont, and by the summer of 2006, was working part-time as a nurse. Seyolo died sometime prior to 2012.
Career
Aspiring to make hip hop music, in 2006 he wrote about Marly-Gomont ("Marly-Gomont
Marly-GomontSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Marly-Gomont5:13"). In his music video, made in late June on a budget of €100 (equivalent to €135 in 2025), he raps about farming and games with his friends and fellow villagers. On 30 August, Kamini uploaded the video and cold-emailed promotions to record companies; instead, a t-shirt retailer shared the link online, and by the end of the day, "Marly-Gomont" was a hit. Off the merits of his amateur viral video, Kamini signed with RCA Records on 2 November to publish "Marly-Gomont" and two more albums. In August 2019, he released a music video, "J'avais envie de le dire".
In 2012, Kamini wrote and narrated the autobiographical film The African Doctor (French: Bienvenue à Marly-Gomont, lit. 'Welcome to Marly-Gomont') to pay tribute to his father. It was released in 2016, directed by Julien Rambaldi.
After film, Kamini went on to work in television. He has presented and reported for several programs, including Toute la Picardie vous ouverte les portes de la formation, Midi en France in 2016, and Les Gens des Hauts on France 3 in November 2017. In 2021 on France 2's Un si grand soleil, he portrayed Wilson Samba, a diamond trafficker.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 14 | 84.5th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 15 | 35.8th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (14 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 43:17
1Marly‐Gomont5:102Un ptit coup de Motherfuck2:243Psychostar Show3:024Chevalier2:555Frustration3:376Bien gamin (interlude)2:587J’suis blanc3:218Psychostar World4:289Schizophrène3:3710Faisons quéquette3:1711Le Déni3:2312Petits Patelins5:052009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 53:51
1Les Raps3:362Parce qu’on est con4:113La Bagarre3:174En ce moment‐même5:365Ya l’aziz4:116Ça c’est le showbizz4:067Faut que ça fuck3:268La Maladie des hommes4:129Interlude0:4510Les Gens3:4411Night Club System4:4212Ovni3:3113Ce que j’aurais aimé être4:1414Son de l’campagne dans ta gueule4:202020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 46:29
1Saque din2:362Bonne Année3:473Si2:434Club Do3:395Clown triste3:216Je m’en bats les couilles2:537Pointer3:008Zoner3:219Là haut4:0410Kéké Jacky3:1811Le Panneau Dance2:4912Tant de questions3:1613J’avais envie de le dire4:2714Eul vraie France3:15
Single · 11
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Marly-GomontSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 5:131Marly-Gomont5:13 | 13 November 2006 | ||
| 2007 | J'suis blancSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:181J'suis blanc3:18 | 2007 | ||
| 2007 | Un p’tit coup de MotherfuckSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:251Un p’tit coup de Motherfuck2:25 | 2007 | ||
| 2007 | Psychostar ShowSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 10:301Psychostar Show3:00 2Psychostar Show (le clip version longue)5:05 3Un ptit coup de Motherfuck (le clip)2:25 | 27 May 2007 | ||
| 2009 | Parce qu’on est conSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:161Parce qu’on est con4:16 | 2009 | ||
| 2016 | Le BonheurSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:351Le Bonheur3:35 | 19 October 2016 | ||
| 2016 | HalloweenSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:331Halloween3:33 | 28 November 2016 | ||
| 2018 | Eul vraie FranceSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:151Eul vraie France3:15 | 13 June 2018 | ||
| 2019 | J’avais envie de le direSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:281J’avais envie de le dire4:28 | 6 September 2019 | ||
| 2020 | Saque dinSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:371Saque din2:37 | 16 October 2020 | ||
| 2021 | Je m’en bats les couillesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:531Je m’en bats les couilles2:53 | 28 May 2021 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Kamini head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 11 | 61.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 14 | 84.5th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 15 | 35.8th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Afro-Caribbean Arts Trophies | won | |
| — | Afro-Caribbean Arts Trophies | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kamini_2010.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/db793f3c-32bd-4076-b74c-86acf403eb23discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/db793f3c-32bd-4076-b74c-86acf403eb23core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2437109genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2437109seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamini_%28rapper%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamini_%28rapper%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Siren-Com · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q2437109 · MusicBrainz: db793f3c-32bd-4076-b74c-86acf403eb23
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