Zale

Zale (Romanian for "chainmail") was a hip hop group from Bucharest, Romania. Raku began listening to hip hop, practicing and MCing in 1993-1994. His first live appearance was in Berceni, Bucharest, and his first discography appearance in 1997; after leaving Morometzii, he became a member of the R.A.C.L.A. crew. In 2000 and 2001 he was invited by the band Parazi┼úii to record songs with them. In 2003 Raku was invited by Cheloo from Parazi┼úii to perform on his solo album, Sindromul Tourette. In 2004 the video "Egali din na┼[]tere" (Born Equal) signed Ombladon (Parazi┼úii) and featuring Zale was a big success at the MTV Europe Music Awards. In 2004 Zale and Ombladon won the Best Romanian Act Award in Rome.