Mokobé Traoré (born 24 May 1980 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 ''Victori ...
,
France
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), better known by the mononym Mokobé, is a Malian–French
rapper
Rapping (also rhyming, flowing, spitting, emceeing, or MCing) is an artistic form of vocal delivery and emotive expression that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and ommonlystreet vernacular". It is usually performed over a backing ...
and part of the music collective
113 alongside
Rim'K and
AP and within the greater French musical project and collective
Mafia K-1 Fry. 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,
Tiken Jah Fakoly,
Oumou Sangaré, Patson,
Fally Ipupa, and hip hop stars like
Diam's and
Booba.
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 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 Hertz, Hz to A5 in Choir, choral ...
),
Nathalie Bleue, Oumou Sangare, Despo Rutti, 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 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 Hertz, Hz to A5 in Choir, choral ...
)
*2012: "Africa For Ever" (feat. Jah Cure)
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References
External links
Last.fm: Mokobé page
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1980 births
Living people
Black French musicians
Black French rappers
French male 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