Sneha Girap (Editor)

Boubacar Traoré

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Also known as
  
"Kar Kar"

Name
  
Boubacar Traore

Instruments
  
Vocals, Guitar

Role
  
Singer

Labels
  
Label Bleu/Indigo

Music director
  
I\'ll Sing for You

Associated acts
  
Baba Drame


Boubacar Traore Boubacar Traor Mali Top Shelf Productions

Genres
  
Blues, Arabic music, World music

Albums
  
Mariama, Macire, Kongo Magni, Sa Golo, Je chanterai pour toi

Pri s the world malian singer boubacar traor


Boubacar Traoré (born 1942 in Kayes, Mali) is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Traoré also goes by the nickname Kar Kar, "the one who dribbles too much" in Bambara, a reference to his soccer playing: "a nickname I got from playing soccer when I was young. People would yell 'Kari, Kari' - dribble, dribble - the name stuck with me".

Contents

Boubacar Traoré Boubacar Traore Mali blues The Music Show ABC Radio National

Boubacar traor kar kar madison


Early fame

Traoré first came to prominence in the early 1960s. He had taught himself to play guitar and developed a unique style that blended American Blues music, Arab music, and pentatonic structures found in West Africa's Mande cultural region. He was a superstar in Mali and a symbol of the newly independent country (see History of Mali). His songs were immensely popular and he enjoyed regular radio play. However, he made no recordings, and since there were no royalties paid to musicians, he was very poor and had to work odd jobs to make ends meet.

Decline and revival

In 1968, when Moussa Traoré overthrew Malian president Modibo Keïta, Boubacar Traoré, widely seen as an artist associated with the previous regime, disappeared from the airwaves. During the 1970s Traoré's popularity faded, until a surprise television appearance in 1987. Soon after this "rediscovery," Boubacar's wife died during childbirth. Grief-stricken, he moved to France and did construction work to support his six children. While there, a British record producer discovered a tape of one of Traoré's radio performances, and he was finally signed to a record deal. His first album, Mariama, was released in 1990. Since then, Traoré has enjoyed international popularity, touring Europe, Africa, and North America.

Boubacar Traoré Boubacar Traore Alchetron The Free Social Encyclopedia

Boubacar figures in the book Mali Blues (Lonely Planet, Australia), by Belgian writer Lieve Joris. The book inspired Swiss film director Jacques Sarasin for the 2001 film Je chanterai pour toi ("I'll Sing For You") about Boubacar, released on DVD in 2005.
Along with several blues artists, he appeared in the film Blues Road Movie (Au Coeur du Blues)) by Louis Mouchet (2001).

Boubacar Traoré Boubacar Traor The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Boubacar then released “Kongo Magni” (Marabi, 2005), produced by Christian Mousset, director of the Festival Musiques Métisses d’Angoulême (Angoulême Cross-Cultural Music Festival), who would also produce his “Mali Denhou” (Lusafrica, 2010). Kar Kar made up for lost time with acclaimed live performances around Europe and then the United States and Canada. His new album, “Mbalimaou” (My Brothers), was released in February 2015.

Discography

Boubacar Traoré Boubacar Traore Alchetron The Free Social Encyclopedia

  • Mariama (1990)
  • Kar Kar (1992)
  • Les Enfants de Pierrette (1995)
  • Sa Golo (1996)
  • Maciré (2000)
  • Je chanterai pour toi (2003)
  • The Best of Boubacar Traoré: The Bluesman from Mali (2003)
  • Kongo Magni (2005)
  • Mali Denhou (2011)
  • Mbalimaou (2014)

  • Boubacar Traoré Boubacar Traor amp Vincent Bucher Mondeou Spellbindingmusiccom

    Boubacar Traoré Boubacar Traore Alchetron The Free Social Encyclopedia

    Boubacar Traoré Boubacar Traore

    Songs

    DiarabiMariama · 1990
    Mali TwistJe chanterai pour toi · 2002
    Duna Ma YelemaMaciré · 1999

    References

    Boubacar Traoré Wikipedia