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Born in Tours, France in 1988, Biga took his musical inspiration from such Reggae artists as Super

Cat, Alton Ellis and Vybz Kartel as well as from American rap music.[2]
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.[3] It was then elected the best Ragga/Dancehall album in France by
the website Reggae.fr.[citation needed] In 2012 The World of Biga*Ranx, a project consisting of four 12-inch
records was released, each a collaboration with a different producer: Maffi,
Ondubground, Kanka and Mungos Hi Fi. Biga released a remix of On Time in November 2012, with
all the songs from his debut album remixed by artists such as Chinese Man, Aphrodite, A State of
Mind and Tom Fire.[4] Biga often works with Joseph Cotton, who did a guest appearance at his
concert at La Cigale in May 2013 and appears on his album On Time.
In 2012 Biga went to Jamaica to film a documentary with France , called Biga*Ranx en Jamaque,
which was broadcast in April 2013. The film followed his trip to Jamaica, where he met some of his
Reggae idols such as Potential Kidd.[5] Biga has performed at many European music festivals,
including the Garance Reggae Festival,[6] Reggae Sun Ska Festival[7] and Solidays,[8] and Europe's
largest reggae festival SummerJam[9] Biga went on national tours after the releases of both On
Time and Good Morning Midnight, performing dates all over France with his live line-up, including
at La Cigale in Paris.[10]
In 2014, Biga Ranx featured the song Perseguido with Calle 13 in their new album Multi Viral.

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