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 ...

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), better known by the mononym Mokobé, is a Malian–French

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and part of the music collective

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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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Oumou Sangaré Oumou Sangaré ( bm, Umu Sangare; born 25 February 1968 in Bamako) is a Grammy Award-winning Malian Wassoulou musician, sometimes referred to as "The Songbird of Wassoulou". Wassoulou is a historical region south of the Niger River, where the mu ...

, Patson,

Fally Ipupa Fally Ipupa N'simba (born December 14, 1977), known by his stage name Fally Ipupa, is a Congolese singer-songwriter, dancer, philanthropist, guitarist and producer. From 1999 until 2006, he was a member of Quartier Latin International, the music ...

, and hip hop stars like

Diam's Mélanie Georgiades (; born 25 July 1980 in Nicosia), better known by her stage name Diam's (), is a French rapper of Greek Cypriot origin. Biography Mélanie Marie Georgiades was born on July 25, 1980 in Nicosia, capital of Cyprus. Her mother ...

and

Booba Élie Yaffa (; born 9 December 1976), better known under his stage name Booba, is a French rapper. After a brief stint as a break dancer in the early 1990s, Booba partnered with his friend Ali to form Lunatic. The duo released a critically ac ...

.100pour100culture.com: "Mon Afrique" de Mokobé, meilleur album de l’année
His album ''Africa Forever'' included collaborations with

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), 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.

) *2012: "Africa For Ever" (feat. Jah Cure) ;Featured in

References

External links

Last.fm: Mokobé page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mokobe 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