Boubacar Traoré Musical artist

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".

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Kar Kar
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1942
Birth place
Mali , Kayes

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Musical artist

associated musical artist
Baba Dram%C3%A9
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Blues
World music
Arabic music
instrument
Guitar
Singing
record label
Indigo Records

Boubacar Traoré on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.concertedefforts.com/artists_boub.asp
  2. http://www.globalvillageidiot.net/boubacar.htm
  3. http://www.worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=1098