Jason Michael Bosak Diakité
[Timbuktu: ”Jag väntar fortfarande på den ärligaste texten”]
DN.SE (21 June 2009). Retrieved 27 April 2012. (born 11 January 1975 in
Lund), known under the stage name Timbuktu, is a
Swedish
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* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
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rapper and
reggae
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artist. In the mid-1990s, he started as part of the rap group Excel before going solo as Timbuktu. On March 1, 2020, he published the well-received memoir, ''A Drop of Midnight''. He has won several
Grammis
The Grammis are music awards presented annually to musicians and songwriters in Sweden. The oldest Swedish music awards, they were instituted as a local equivalent of the Grammy Awards given in the United States. The awards ceremony is generall ...
awards, the highest music awards in Sweden, including Lyricist of the Year and best Hip-hop Record of the Year.
Biography
He is the son of
Madubuko Diakité
Madubuko A. Robinson Diakité (born 17 December 1940) is a U.S.-born human rights lawyer and documentary filmmaker currently residing in Sweden. He has traveled widely throughout Africa and currently freelances as a guest lecturer and consultant o ...
, a U.S. born Swedish human rights lawyer and academic.
Timbuktu hosted the music aid radio/television show
Musikhjälpen
''Musikhjälpen'' (; "Music Aid") is the Swedish version of the Dutch '' Serious Request'' radio and television campaign. The annual show is an appeal for money which each year helps a certain cause. Three radio/television personalities are locke ...
from its start in 2008 until 2012.
Discography
Albums
As part of Excel
*1999: ''Bright Lights, Big City''
Solo
Live albums
Singles
As part of Excel
Solo (as Timbuktu)
Featured in
Filmography
In April 2010
Arash
Arash the Archer ( fa, آرش کمانگیر ''Āraš-e Kamāngīr'') is a heroic archer-figure of Iranian mythology.
According to Iranian folklore, the boundary between Iran and Turan was set by an arrow launched by Arash, after he put his own ...
released a video for "Dasa Bala"
Arash "Dasa Bala" (Official Video) Feat. Timbuktu, Aylar & Yag
YouTube (9 April 2010). Retrieved 27 April 2012. featuring Timbuktu, Yag and Aylar Lie
Aylar Dianati Lie ( fa, آیلار دیانتی لی; born 12 February 1984) is an Iranian-Norway, Norwegian actress, model, singer and former pornographic film actor, pornographic actress. She has worked as a music video actress and singer, appe ...
, which was directed and edited by Fred Khoshtinat.
Notes
References
External links
JuJu Records
Timbuktu's own record label
RBMA Radio On Demand – Fireside Chat – Sofi Hellborg feat. Tony Allen & Timbuktu (Ajabu, Sweden)
Swedish rappers
1975 births
Living people
Swedish-language singers
Swedish people of African-American descent
Swedish reggae musicians
Swedish people of American descent
Swedish people of Polish descent
Warner Music Sweden artists
Musikförläggarnas pris winners
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