Mokobé Traoré (born 24 May 1976 in
Vitry-sur-Seine
Vitry-sur-Seine () is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France, from the centre of Paris.
Name
Vitry-sur-Seine was originally called simply Vitry. The name Vitry comes from Medieval Latin ''Vitriacum'', and before that ''Victoria ...
,
France
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), better known by the mononym Mokobé, is a Malian–French
rapper
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and part of the music collective
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*113 (band), a French hip hop group
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alongside
Rim'K
Abdelkrim Brahmi a.k.a. Rim'K (born 21 June 1978 in Paris, France) is an Algerian–French rapper. Rim'K was raised in the Parisian suburb of Vitry-sur-Seine. His family is originally from Barbacha in Algeria and is mentioned many times in his ...
and
AP and within the greater French musical project and collective
Mafia K-1 Fry
Mafia K-1 Fry sometimes stylized as Mafia K'1 Fry is a French collective of hip hop artists, rappers, beatboxers, DJs, MCs and music producers mostly coming from the Val-de-Marne and the Orly-Choisy-Vitry-Joinville axis (being locations in Orly - ...
. He also has his own solo career with two album releases ''Mon Afrique'' in 2007 and ''Africa Forever'' in 2011.
Mokobé was born to a Malian–Senegalese father and a Malian–Mauritanian mother. He was a founding member of 113 and his works appeared in the collective albums of the band. He was also actively involved in the artistic aspects of the band and took part in the live shows of the band. He was also responsible for the band's mediatic image (Visuals, music videos, DVDs, interviews, public relations), becoming a de facto manager of the 113 operations.
His solo album ''Mon Afrique'' was in collaboration with David Tayorault in Abidjan and was released on 11 June 2007. Le Molare,
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,
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, Patson,
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, and hip hop stars like
Diam's
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Biography
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and
Booba
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.
100pour100culture.com: "Mon Afrique" de Mokobé, meilleur album de l’année
His album ''Africa Forever'' included collaborations with Soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...
),
Nathalie Bleue, Oumou Sangare, Despo Rutti
Pascal Trésor Azu'Simba, better known as Despo Rutti "Rutt's" (born 26 June 1982 in Kinshasa), is a French rapper from Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Spending his life in Kinshasa and in Brazzaville, he immigrated to France in 1992. He release ...
, Fode Baro, J-Mi Sissoko, Jah Cure, Mbaye Dieye Faye, Soumbill and Apocalypse.
Discography
Solo albums
Albums with 113
*2000: ''Les Princes de la ville'' (certified platinum)
*2002: ''113 fout la merde'' (certified gold)
*2003: ''Dans L'urgence'' (reedition) (certified gold)
*2005: ''113 Degrés'' (certified gold)
*2010: ''Universel''
Singles
;Other releases
*2011: "50 CFA"
*2011: "Taxi Phone" (feat. Soprano
A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880&n ...
)
*2012: "Africa For Ever" (feat. Jah Cure)
;Featured in
References
External links
Last.fm: Mokobé page
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1976 births
Living people
French rappers
French people of Malian descent
French people of Senegalese descent
French people of Mauritanian descent
People from Vitry-sur-Seine
Rappers from Val-de-Marne
Male rappers