Lobi Traoré

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Lobi Traoré (* 1961 in Bakaridianna , Mali ; † June 1, 2010 in Bamako , Mali) was a Malian guitarist, singer and percussionist.

Life

Traoré was born in 1961, according to another source, on January 1, 1962 in the village of Bakaridianna on the Niger near Ségou . He died in Bamako . The musician first became known in his home country for his psychedelic guitar style. His singing was of "flat, strangely penetrating tone, somewhere between rap and blues," as The Economist noted. He achieved greater international fame, initially only slowly growing, with his second album Bamako , produced by Ali Farka Touré , which was released in 1994. It was voted one of the best rock albums of the year in Liberation and one of the best world music albums in Le Monde .

Discography

Albums

  • 1991: Bambara Blues
  • 1994: Bamako
  • 1996: Ségou
  • 1999: Duga
  • 2005: The Lobi Traoré Group
  • 2008: Lobi Traoré & Joep Pelt - I Yougoba
  • 2009: Rainy Season Blues
  • 2013: Bamako Nights - Live At Bar Bozo 1995
  • Unknown: Bwati Kono - In The Club - Vol. 1

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Echostar - Lobi Traoré, le précurseur du “bamanan blues” n'est plus - maliweb.net
  2. ^ Lobi Traore: Guitarist who fused blues and rock with his native Malian music
  3. ^ Lobi Traore: Guitarist who fused blues and rock with his native Malian music
  4. ^ Malian music. Notes from the Niger. The quiet influence of Lobi Traoré.
personal data
SURNAME Traoré, Lobi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Malian musician
DATE OF BIRTH 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Bakaridianna , Mali
DATE OF DEATH June 1, 2010
Place of death Bamako , Mali