Alaclair Ensemble

Alaclair Ensemble
Members of Alaclair Ensemble in 2017
Members of Alaclair Ensemble in 2017
Background information
OriginMontreal, Quebec City
GenresCanadian hip hop
Years active2008-present
LabelsDisques 7ième Ciel (7ieme Ciel Records)
MembersOgden Ridjanovic
Akena Okoko
Claude Bégin
Eman
Vlooper
Past membersMaybe Watson[1]
Mash
Bueller Tout’nou
Thomas Gagnon-Coupal
Websitealaclairensemble.com

Alaclair Ensemble is a Canadian hip hop musical collective based in the province of Quebec.[2] Their musical style draws on traditional Québécois folk music as well as contemporary Hip hop music and Electronic music. They are known for PR stunts and tongue-in-cheek lyrics that border on the comedic.[3]

The group consists of Ogden "Robert Nelson" Ridjanovic (rapper),[4] Akena "KNLO" Okoko (rapper & producer),[5] Claude Bégin (rapper, singer, producer, musician),[6] Eman (rapper),[7] and producer Louis-Nicolas Imbeau, known as Vlooper.[8][2] The members also release music with their own side projects.[2]

  1. ^ "Founding member Maybe Watson kicked out, July 2020". montreal.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Alaclair Ensemble rewrites history through hip hop" Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. The Gazette, July 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "Future Classic...July 2014". musicismysanctuary.com. Music is My Sanctuary. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Ogden Ridjanovic". imdb.com. IMDB. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Akena Okoko". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Claude Bégin". coyoterecords.ca. Coyote Records. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ^ Desjardins, Félix. "Eman: Still hungry". panm360.com. PanM 360. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Vlooper". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 27 November 2021.