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Manu Militari

Artist · Montréal, QC

Manu Militari is a Montréal rapper and songwriter whose French-language work combines narrative detail, social observation, and an independent approach to Quebec hip-hop.

Active since
2003
Catalog
8 releases
Last checked
July 16, 2026

About

The artist

Manu Militari is a francophone rapper and songwriter based in Montréal, Quebec. Born in Québec City and raised in Montréal, he first drew attention onstage with Rime Organisé in 2003 before establishing a solo catalog centred on close observation, social critique, travel, and narrative writing. His artist-controlled site describes him as a pioneer of Quebec hip-hop and presents five studio albums: Voix de fait, Crime d'honneur, Marée humaine, Océan, and Nouvelle vague. Current evidence confirms both place and activity. The official site and artist-controlled Linktree promote a 2026 tour marking the twentieth anniversary of Voix de fait, with Quebec dates continuing through March 2027. The artist-controlled Bandcamp account identifies Montréal, Quebec as his location and lists current Quebec performances. The exact Spotify identity contains eight principal album and single containers from February 2006 through March 2023 after first-artist matching and UPC reconciliation. Spotify classifies five as albums and three as singles. Representative releases include Voix de fait, Crime d'honneur, Marée humaine, Nouvelle vague, and Ours en cage. Apple Music independently matches those five albums, identifies Canada as the artist's country, and presents current concert listings. Crime d'honneur won the Félix for Hip-Hop Album of the Year at the 2010 ADISQ gala. Marée humaine won the same category in 2013, a result documented by Musicaction and contemporary award reporting. Manu Militari is published in MusicList's artist category only. No direct production, recording, mixing, or mastering credit was confirmed in the permitted professional sources, and a past interview about a possible future interest in producing is not treated as a credit. Public professional inquiries are routed through the artist-controlled contact form. MusicList does not infer or republish private contact information. The exact English and French payload was reviewed for identity, current Montréal and Quebec geography, activity, catalog reconciliation, language, awards, artist-only classification, relationships, safe contact routing, provider-attributed media, and translation quality.

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