Boubacar Traoré

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Born 1942.

Boubacar Traore Lex Van Rossen/Redferns

Biography

Boubacar Traoré (born 1942 in Kayes, Mali) is a renowned 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".

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  1. The Best of Boubacar Traoré: The Bluesman From Mali 2003

    Review of The Best of Boubacar Traoré: The Bluesman From Mali

    Reviewed by John Armstrong

    Compilation from Malian blues legend (selected by the man himself).

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