Timbuktu (artist)
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| Birth name | Jason Michael Robinson Diakité |
| Also known as | Timbuktu |
| Born | January 11, 1975 Lund, Sweden |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriter |
| Years active | 1990-present |
| Label(s) | JuJu |
Jason Michael Robinson Diakité (born 11 January 1975), known under the stage name Timbuktu, is a Swedish rapper and reggae artist. He was raised in Sweden and New York City. He sings primarily in Scanian Swedish, and occasionally in English. He has released four albums and is firmly established as a political rapper, frequently borrowing influences from folk music, American blues as well as West African and Jamaican music. Timbuktu has won Gold Record Awards in Sweden and Norway, and Grammy Awards in Sweden.
Timbuktu began rapping in the early 1990s, and quickly became very popular in the hip hop scenes of Lund, Malmö, Copenhagen and Stockholm. In the mid-90s he formed the group Excel with a Danish rapper. In 2000, his first album, T2: Kontrakultur ("T2: Counter Culture"), was released, produced by Breakmecanix. The double album includes one disc with tracks in English and the other in Swedish. While recording T2, Timbuktu toured with Petter and Thomas Rusiak. He has also recorded with members of Looptroop and Snook.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- 1999 – Excel - Bright Lights, Big City
- 2000 – Timbuktu - T2: Kontrakultur
- 2002 – Timbuktu - W.D.M.D.
- 2003 – Timbuktu - The Botten Is Nådd
- 2004 – Timbuktu - Live! feat. damn!
- 2005 – Timbuktu - Alla vill till himmelen men ingen vill dö
- 2007 – Timbuktu - Oberoendeframkallande
[edit] Singles & EPs
| Year | Single | Chart position | ||||
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| Sweden | ||||||
| 1996 | "Lifestress" (Falcon & Sleepy feat. Timbuktu) |
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| 1998 | "Pump" (Excel) | — | ||||
| 1999 | "Allnite Long" (Excel) | 32 | ||||
| "You Move Me" (Excel) | — | |||||
| "The Conspiracy" | — | |||||
| 2000 | "Independent Moves" | — | ||||
| "Naked Lunch" (with Promoe) | — | |||||
| "Rulla Med Oss" (Petter feat. Timbuktu, Peewee & Eye N'I) |
34 | |||||
| "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" |
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| 2005 | "Det Löser Sej" (feat. Chords & Supreme) | 31 | ||||
| "Stirra Ner" | 52 | |||||
| 2007 | "Karmakontot" | 15 | ||||
| "Lika Barn Avvika Bäst Del 2" | 51 | |||||
| "Fantasi" | — | |||||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- JuJu Records Timbuktu's own record label
- RBMA Radio On Demand - Fireside Chat - Sofi Hellborg feat. Tony Allen & Timbuktu (Ajabu, Sweden)
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