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Boubacar Traore

Boubacar Traoré carries within him all the beauty of African blues. A diamond among the jewels of Mandingo music, he shines with the dark glow of exceptional purity. Only the voice of "Kar Kar" (a footballing nickname meaning “The Dribbler” given him by his friends, who also love the beautiful game) can blend Niger and Mississippi river alluvia with such moving authenticity. His unique, inimitable, self-taught guitar technique owes a great deal to his kora influences, but its shades and phrasing also suggest the great black bluesmen of the deep South: Blind Willie McTell, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and others. Back in the 60s when the euphoria of African independence reigned, the 20-year-old Boubacar Traoré was Mali’s Chuck Berry and Elvis Presley

Best Of Boubacar Traor

By Boubacar Traore

Label: Wrasse Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Bebe Bo Nadero; Kar Kar Madison; Soundiata; Mancipera; Mali Twist; Macire; Les Enfants de Pierrette; Dounia; Mouso Teke Soma Ye; Tounga Mogni; Maou Leye Mara; Je Chanterai Pour Toi; Santa Mariya.

Boubacar Traor: Best Of Boubacar Traor

by AAJ Staff
April 7, 2003

To the extent that bluesmen from Mali have reached worldwide prominence, the leader of the pack is Ali Farka Touré. Partly as a result of his Ry Cooder collaboration Talking Timbuktu, he has attracted a surprisingly large audience. But close behind is Boubacar Traoré, who was a big radio star in Mali in the ...