Mar292024

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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# Title Plays
1Kanou
48534
2Mariama Kaba
43375
3Mouso teke soma ye
36132
4Kar Kar Madison
34609
5Je chanterai pour toi
33424
6M'Badehou
31802
7Diarabi
30985
8Bebe Bo Nadero
28429
9Mali Twist
19015
10Pierrette
18458

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