Donzelle Will Lick Your Mustache For $1
That's my favorite line from Donzelle's debut album, Parle parle, jase jase released in November 2008. Though Slide your dog meat in my white pastry
runs a close second. Donzelle is like a French Canadian cross between Le Tigre, Peaches, and Leslie and the LY's. In other words, OMG awesome. She sings mostly in French but mixes in some English and Portuguese. Here's a quote from a recent interview:
I’ve always considered myself a feminist. I work for a feminist artist-run centre, I’ve always been for equal rights. I listen to a lot of really dirty rap made by guys, and I love it, DJ Assault and all that stuff, but I think it’s lacking women doing the same thing. But I didn’t want to do the Lil’ Kim thing. Even though I’m playing the sexy card on stage, I don’t think it’s that sexy at the end of the day. It’s not frightening, that’s a strong word, but I don’t look like someone who you’re gonna go up to and say
hey babyto.
She's raunchy, funny, kitschy, sexy, and unapologetically feminist. (Unlike a certain dipshit pop star who I won't name.) What's not to love?
Donzelle: Feminist, Rapper, and Mustache Licker
Make sure you watch her videos:
- Michel
- This is an amazing performance on the Montreal program Mange Ta Ville complete with gold pom poms, short shorts, and cartwheels.
- Libido Macro
- This is the first video from her debut album and it's fantastic. I wanna be in her crew so bad! They're tacky, kinda skanky, and totally badass.
- Pedigree
- This video just came out a few days ago. It's still Donzelle and her crew, but the production's getting pretty slick, no?
Here's her Myspace. Her album is hard to find, but you can buy it here.
Posted by Jessie Bluejay on Thursday, September 10, 2009
