Timbuktu (musician)

Not to be confused with Timbuktu (hip hop artist).
Timbuktu

Timbuktu at the Grammis Award 2013.
Background information
Birth name Jason Diakité
Also known as Timbuktu
Born (1975-01-11) 11 January 1975
Lund, Sweden
Genres Hip hop, reggae
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Years active 1990–present
Labels JuJu
Timbuktu and DAMN, The Park Festival 2007

Jason Michael Bosak Diakité[1] (born 11 January 1975 in Lund), known under the stage name Timbuktu, is a Swedish rapper and reggae artist. Earlier in the mid-1990s, he started as part of the rap group Excel before going solo as Timbuktu. He has won many awards.

Biography

He is the son of Madubuko Diakité, a US born Swedish human rights lawyer and academic.

Timbuktu has been hosting the music aid radio/television show Musikhjälpen for several years.

Discography

Albums

As part of Excel
Solo
Year Album Chart position
NOR
[2]
SWE
[3]
2000 T2: Kontrakultur 56
2002 W.D.M.D. (Watt's dö madderfakking diil?) 8
2003 The botten is nådd! 5
2005 Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö 7 3
2007 Oberoendeframkallande 7 1
2008 En high 5 & 1 falafel 5
2011 Sagolandet 12 2
2012 Pusselbitar 37 5
2014 För livet till döden 4
Live albums
Year Album Chart position
SWE
2004 Live! (Timbuktu feat. Damn!) 56

Singles and EPs

As part of Excel
Year Single Chart position
SWE
1998 "Pump"
1999 "Allnite Long" 32
"You Move Me"
Solo (as Timbuktu)
Year Single Chart position
NOR
[2]
SWE
[3]
1996 "Lifestress" (Falcon & Sleepy feat. Timbuktu)
1999 "The Conspiracy"
2000 "Independent Moves"
"Naked Lunch" (with Promoe)
"MVH"
2001 "Pendelparanoia"
"Northface EP"
"Alla vet"
2002 "Gott folk" 37
"Jag drar"
"Ljudet av.."
"The Bad Sleep Well EP" (with Promoe)
2003 "Vertigo" (with Promoe)
"Ett brev" 52
"The Botten Is Nådd" 24
"Dynamit!" (feat. Peps Persson)
2004 "Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö" 6
2005 "Det löser sej" (feat. Chords & Supreme) 19 31
"Stirra ner" 52
2007 "Karmakontot" 15
"Lika barn avvika bäst del 2" 51
"Fantasi"
2008 "Tack för kaffet" (with Dregen)
2011 "Kapitulera" (feat. Susanne Sundfør) 12
"Resten av ditt liv" 6
"Kom och håll om mig" 38
"Alla vill till himlen men ingen vill dö"
(rerelease of 2004 hit)
46
"Flickan och kråkan" 7
2012 "Fallskärm" 26
Featured in
Year Single Chart position
NOR
[2]
SWE
[3]
2000 "Rulla med oss" (Petter feat. Timbuktu, Peewee & Eye N'I) 34
2008 "Naïve" (Looptroop Rockers feat. Timbuktu) 58
2010 "Dasa Bala" (Arash feat. Timbuktu, Aylar and Yag)
"Let The Monkey Out" (Vinni & The Vagabonds feat. Timbuktu) 13
2012 "Kjører på" (Madcon feat. Timbuktu) 14
2013 "Svarta duvor & vissna liljor " (Kartellen feat. Timbuktu) 15

Filmography

In April 2010 Arash released a video for "Dasa Bala" [4] featuring Timbuktu, Yag and Aylar Lie, which was directed and edited by Fred Khoshtinat.

See also

References

  1. Timbuktu: ”Jag väntar fortfarande på den ärligaste texten”. DN.SE (2009-06-21). Retrieved on 2012-04-27.
  2. 1 2 3 Timbuktu page. Norwegiancharts.com (2007-08-24). Retrieved on 2012-04-27.
  3. 1 2 3 Timbuktu page. Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-27.
  4. Arash "Dasa Bala" (Official Video) Feat. Timbuktu, Aylar & Yag. YouTube (2010-04-09). Retrieved on 2012-04-27.

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