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Except for a side project launched in 2018 (Avenues), K.Maro had slowed down the pace since 2010, the year of the release of the album 01.10. We were already far from the glory generated in 2002 by the hits from the album I Am à l’ancienne, followed by La good life in 2004 and Perfect Stranger in 2008.
Place de Loréane Vol.1 is not a hip-hop album; it is another life of K.Maro expressed through a blend of French chanson and synth-pop/synthwave without denying the hip-hop flavors of his previous lives. K.Maro sees in this new inspiration “a retro-futuristic journey that explores the intersections between machines and the organic, technology and the analogue, and above all, that plunges us back into the 80s/90s while being irresistibly modern and current.”
In 2025, Cyril Kamar (by his real name) first toured with a commemorative show from his glorious era, during which the Montrealer of Lebanese origin ignited (mostly) Francophone Europe. Years of involvement in the world of production and recording followed, and here he is back to creation, but this time in the form of quality pop songs, with carefully crafted lyrics, carrying a worried and concerned realism.
K.Maro is also back on stage, this time in more intimate settings. On April 1st at Ausgang Plaza, K.Maro will perform material from his new album, all sprinkled with classics surely desired by his fans. Surrounded by samplers, beatboxes, and other analog synthesizers, K.Maro will perform alongside Olivier Pépin, known as Jalouse, as well as keyboardist Sheenah Ko. Meet at Place de Loréane on… Plaza Saint-Hubert!
To learn more about K.Maro, watch this great interview!
