Timbuktu (musician)
Timbuktu ( pronunciation : [ timbɐkˈtuː ], real name Jason Michael Robinson Diakité ; born January 11, 1975 in Lund ) is a Swedish rapper and reggae artist . His music also contains folk and blues as well as West African elements. He comes from Skåne , the southernmost province of Sweden , and also raps in Scanian . His texts are mainly about political issues.
Career
Timbuktu began rapping in the 1990s and quickly became a celebrity in the Malmö scene as well as in Stockholm and Copenhagen . In the mid-1990s he founded the group "Excel" together with a Danish rapper. In 2000 he released his first record called T2: Kontrakultur , a collaboration with Breakmecanix . This work is a double album with one half in English and the other half in Swedish. While recording T2: Kontrakultur he went on a concert tour with Petter and Thomas Rusiak . Timbuktu has also worked with the Swedish hip-hop association Looptroop at times .
Discography
Albums
year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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SE | |||
2000 | T2: contra culture |
SE56 (1 week) SE |
|
2002 | WDMD (Watt's dö madderfakking diil?) |
SE8 (9 weeks) SE |
|
2003 | The botten is nådd! |
SE5 (23 weeks) SE |
|
2004 | Live! |
SE56 (1 week) SE |
with Damn!
|
2005 | Alla vill till heaven men ingen vill dö |
SE3 (51 weeks) SE |
|
2007 | Oberoendeframkallande |
SE1 (29 weeks) SE |
|
2008 | En High 5 & 1 Falafel |
SE5 (7 weeks) SE |
|
2011 | Sagolandet |
SE2 (13 weeks) SE |
|
2012 | Pusselbitar |
SE5 (16 weeks) SE |
|
2012 | Full era |
SE22 (1 week) SE |
with Damn!
|
2014 | For livet till döden |
SE4 (18 weeks) SE |
Singles
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
SE | |||
2002 | Gott folk W.DMD (Watt's dö madderfakking diil?) |
SE37 (7 weeks) SE |
|
2003 | Ett brev The botten is nådd! |
SE52 (2 weeks) SE |
|
The botten is nådd The botten is nådd! |
SE24 (18 weeks) SE |
||
2004 | Alla vill till heaven men ingen vill doe Alla vill till heaven men ingen vill doe |
SE6 (28 weeks) SE |
|
2005 | Det solver sej Alla vill till Himmelen men ingen vill dö |
SE31 (17 weeks) SE |
feat. Chords & Supreme
|
Stirra ner Alla vill till Himmelen men ingen vill dö |
SE52 (3 weeks) SE |
||
2007 | Karmakontot Oberoendeframkallande |
SE15 (9 weeks) SE |
|
Lika barn avvika bäst del 2 Oberoendeframkallande |
SE51 (1 week) SE |
||
2011 | Remains av ditt liv Sagolandet |
SE6 (40 weeks) SE |
|
Kom och håll om mig |
SE38 (5 weeks) SE |
||
Flickan och kråkan |
SE7 (35 weeks) SE |
||
2012 | Fallkärm |
SE26 (19 weeks) SE |
|
2019 | Bourgeois Shangri-La |
SE54 (4 weeks) SE |
|
Regn hos mig |
SE65 (2 weeks) SE |
Guest Posts
year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
SE | |||
2000 | Rulla med oss |
SE34 (6 weeks) SE |
Petter feat. Timbuktu, Peewee & Eye N'i
|
2008 | Naïve |
SE58 (1 week) SE |
Looptroop Rockers feat. Timbuktu
|
See also
Web links
- Official website timbuk.nu
- Timbuktu at Discogs (English)
swell
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Timbuktu |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Diakité, Jason Michael Robinson (maiden name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish rapper and reggae artist |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 11, 1975 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lund |