Boubacar Traoré

Malian blues musician from Kayes, born 1942. 'Kar Kar.' Mariama (2000), Je chanterai pour toi (2002). 'Duna Ma Yelema,' 'Mariama.' Acoustic desert blues — raw, haunted, beautiful. Lost to the world for decades after his early radio fame. Rediscovered in the 1990s living in poverty. Mali's most soulful guitarist.