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Boubacar Traoré

Boubacar Traoré has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 11 episodes and was first played on 25 December 2013.

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. His songs were…

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Mariama Kaba
Boubacar Traoré
Stern's Africa1990
Mariama Kaba
Boubacar TraoréStern's Africa1990
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Mariama
Boubacar Traoré
Lusafrica2014
Mariama
Boubacar TraoréLusafrica2014
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Kavana
Boubacar Traoré
Stern's Africa1992
Kavana
Boubacar TraoréStern's Africa1992
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Kele
Boubacar Traoré
Little Axe Records2013
Kele
Boubacar TraoréLittle Axe Records2013
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Diarabi
Boubacar Traoré
Little Axe Records2013
Diarabi
Boubacar TraoréLittle Axe Records2013
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Mali Denhou
Boubacar Traoré
Lusafrica2010
Mali Denhou
Boubacar TraoréLusafrica2010
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Macire
Boubacar Traoré
Label Bleu, Indigo1999
Macire
Boubacar TraoréLabel Bleu, Indigo1999
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Diarabi
Boubacar Traoré, Ali Farka Touré
Nascente2011
Diarabi
Boubacar Traoré, Ali Farka TouréNascente2011
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Improvisation 1
Boubacar Traore
Marabi Productions2002
Improvisation 1
Boubacar TraoreMarabi Productions2002
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