Lobi Traoré
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Lobi Traoré (1961 – 1 June 2010[1]) was a Malian musician. He was born in the village of Bakaridianna, on the Niger River close to Ségou and died in Bamako. His singing has been described in The Economist as "flat, strangely penetrating tone, somewhere between rap and blues".
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Lobi Traoré | |
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Born | 1961 Bakaridianna, Mali |
Died | 2010 (aged 48–49) Bamako, Mali |
Genres | Blues Malian Folk Folk Desert blues |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar |
Labels | World Circuit |
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His breakthrough album, Bamako, produced by Ali Farka Touré, was released in 1994. It was voted one of the best rock albums of the year by Libération and one of the best world music albums by Le Monde.