Apr252024

Boubacar Traoré

Boubacar Traoré (born 1942 in Kayes, Mali) is a renowned singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Traoré, nicknamed "Kar Kar" ("the one who dribbles too much" in Bambara, a reference to his soccer playing), first came to prominence in the early 1960s. He had taught himself to play guitar and developed a unique style that blended blues, Arab music, and kassonké, a style native to the Kayes region. He was a superstar in Mali and a symbol of the newly independent country. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Kanou
48558
2Mariama Kaba
43501
3Mouso teke soma ye
36168
4Kar Kar Madison
34624
5Je chanterai pour toi
33481
6M'Badehou
31930
7Diarabi
31020
8Bebe Bo Nadero
28448
9Mali Twist
19033
10Pierrette
18517

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