Zamdane Releases “Été solitaire”, the New Music Video from the Rahma Reissue

On May 22, 2025, Zamdane unveiled his project “Rahma”, a title borrowed from Arabic meaning “mercy”. For several years now, the Moroccan-born rapper has been living in Marseille, a city where he has shaped a singular writing style marked by remarkable ease.
Interviewed by La Provence in 2025, during the release of “Rahma” and the documentary directed by Grünt about the album’s creation, Zamdane explained that his writing is driven above all by instinct. According to him, one doesn’t “choose” a subject: emotions guide the pen, and sometimes just a few piano or guitar notes are enough to spark inspiration.

This spontaneity runs through all of Zamdane’s storytelling. Fueled by the nostalgia of exile, his music threads through projects and singles like a delicate emotional throughline. Unlike many artists of his generation, he shows no interest in luxury or displays of wealth. He doesn’t seek to shine or proclaim himself the best. His disillusionment, poetry, melancholy, and nostalgia instead sketch the portrait of a powerful artist uprooted too early, like so many others of his generation.
Committed to associations supporting migrants, he anchors his work in a broader human and social continuity.

A piece of good news accompanied the release: “Rahma”, which features several prestigious guests — SCH, PLK, La Fève, and Solann — achieved nearly 15,000 sales in its first week. As for the Rahma tour, it sold out, with more than 200,000 tickets sold. Without manufactured buzz or media stunts, Zamdane now stands among the major figures of French rap and chanson.
After all, as the poet from Kinshasa (Youssoupha) reminds us, rap is also a form of French song.

The artist later reissued “Rahma” with three new tracks, including “Été solitaire”, accompanied by a brand-new visual.

Zamdane releases “Été solitaire”

The instrumental composition is signed by Thug Dance, Guapo, Icy, TrunkMeBaby, Jeremy Patry, and MelvinGK.
Thug Dance had already produced “Dernière pluie” for Zamdane, as well as the summer hit by Soso Maness featuring PLK and Naps.
Jeremy Patry, also known as JY Prod, had likewise collaborated with Zamdane before, notably on “Monstres”. He also produced “Gari” for L’Algérino, Franglish, and Alonzo.

The instrumental is built around soft piano notes supported by a muted reggaeton-tinged rhythm. The bass, intentionally understated, leaves room for a true ballad that sits halfway between rap and French chanson.
Zamdane deploys the full finesse of his pen to express deep unease and several disillusions:

“Le ciel est autoritaire, disons que l’enfer est la dernière impasse
C’est ni la couleur ni la forme des plumes qui séparent les anges des rapaces
J’ai enterré un tel et un tel, again and again, mais j’ai pas enterré la hache
Les deux jambes dans un sol marécageux et ma vision floutée par la tache”

The artist turns away from testosterone-fueled egotrips and vanity bonfires, choosing sincerity instead — yet another demonstration of his ability to translate emotion into music.

The visual is directed by Axel Chely, also known as L’Enfant Soleil. As often with Zamdane’s most introspective tracks, the video is shot in black and white. Between the housing projects and the sea — the latter symbolizing both hope and danger — the director follows the rapper through a poetic summer wandering.
Axel Chely had previously directed “Putain d’hiver” for Jolagreen23 and edited the teaser announcing Gradur’s new album as well as his Olympia performance.