Biga Ranx

Gabriel Piotrowski (born 27 September 1988), better known by his stage name Biga Ranx (sometimes stylized as Biga*Ranx), is a French ragga hip hop musician from Tours, Centre Region, signed to X-Ray Production, an independent record label based in Paris. He released his debut LP On Time in October 2011, and his second album Good Morning Midnight in April 2013.

He has collaborated with artists such as Maffi, Ondubground, Mungo's Hi Fi, and Joseph Cotton, notably featuring Cotton on his 2011 debut album On Time..

Biography

Born in Tours, France, Biga took his musical inspiration from such Reggae artists as Super Cat, Alton Ellis and Vybz Kartel as well as from American rap music.

In 2004 he created the Bandalero Sound System alongside DJ Atili, occasionally featuring the Ondubground collective. He later collaborated with the Austrian DJ Governor General Rugged to create the Mus Bus Collective. In 2008 the Jamaican singjay Joseph Cotton renamed Biga by adding 'Ranx' to his name.

In 2011 Biga signed to the French label X-Ray Production and began creating On Time, which was released in October of that year. It was then elected the best Ragga/Dancehall album in France by the website...

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