Timbuktu (musician)

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Timbuktu
Timbuktu at the Grammis Award 2013
Timbuktu at the Grammis Award 2013
Background information
Birth nameJason Diakité
Also known asTimbuktu
Born (1975-01-11) 11 January 1975 (age 46)
Lund, Sweden
GenresHip hop, reggae
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Years active1990–present
Labels
Timbuktu and DAMN, The Park Festival 2007
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Jason Michael Bosak Diakité[1] (born 11 January 1975 in Lund), known under the stage name Timbuktu, is a Swedish rapper and reggae 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 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, a US born Swedish human rights lawyer and academic.

Timbuktu hosted the music aid radio/television show Musikhjälpen from its start in 2008 until 2012.

Discography[]

Albums[]

As part of Excel

  • 1999: Bright Lights, Big City

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
2018 En Droppe Midnatt
2018 Kärlekens Blandband

(with Damn!)

2021 Lullabies[4]
(with Mapei) 		— —
Du gamla du nya[5] — 19
[6]

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" — —
Tolerância (with Simone Moreno)
2008 "Tack för kaffet" (with Dregen) — —
2011 "Dansa" (feat. Jan Lundgren, Dua Pannacotta)
"Kapitulera" (feat. Susanne Sundfør) 12 —
"Dödsdansen" (Single version)
"Resten av ditt liv" — 6
"Allt grönt"
"Kamouflage (Invisible)"
"Kom och håll om mig" — 38
"Det gör ont"
"Övertygad (True Believer"
"Alla vill till himlen men ingen vill dö"
(rerelease of 2004 hit) 		— 46
"Flickan och kråkan" — 7
"Snart tystnar musiken"
2012 "Cover Me - Københavnerkneipe"
"Stanna kvar" (with Damn!)
"Fallskärm" — 26
2013 "Inte Stor Nog"
2014 "Triangeln"
2019 "Dansez"
"Falken"
"Bourgeois Shangri-La" — 38
[7]
"Början på allt"
(featuring Eye N'I) 		— 59
"Regn hos mig" — 65
[8]
2021 AOD (feat. Snoh Aalegra)
VIVA

(with Mapei)

Bars från ett B-barn
"Hela världen väntar"[9]
(with Junie) 		— 66
[10]
"Comme ci, comme ça"[11] — —

Featured in

Year Single Chart position
NOR
[2] 		SWE
[3]
2000 "Catch Me" (Antiloop feat. Timbuktu) — —
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 and Yag) — —
"Let The Monkey Out" (Vinni & The Vagabonds feat. Timbuktu) 13 —
2012 "Kjører på" (Madcon feat. Timbuktu) 14 —
2012 "Lava Cabeza" (Mashup International feat Timbuktu, VAZ, Gnucci)
2013 "Svarta duvor & vissna liljor " (Kartellen feat. Timbuktu) — 15
2017 "Like I Used Too" (Snoh Aalegra feat. Timbuktu) — —
2020 "Naken"[12] (Anis Don Demina feat. Timbuktu) — 39
[13]

Filmography[]

In April 2010 Arash released a video for "Dasa Bala"[14] featuring Timbuktu, Yag and Aylar Lie, which was directed and edited by Fred Khoshtinat.

References[]

  1. ^ Timbuktu: ”Jag väntar fortfarande på den ärligaste texten”. DN.SE (21 June 2009). Retrieved 27 April 2012. Archived 25 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c Timbuktu page. Norwegiancharts.com (24 August 2007). Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Timbuktu page. Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Lullabies by Timbuktu & Mapei on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  5. ^ Dahlström, Mattias (20 August 2021). "Timbuktu rappar sårbart om föräldraskap". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 34". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 46". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 47". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Hela världen väntar - Single by Junie & Timbuktu on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 17" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Comme Ci, Comme Ça - Single by Timbuktu on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Naken (feat. Timbuktu)". Spotify. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  14. ^ Arash "Dasa Bala" (Official Video) Feat. Timbuktu, Aylar & Yag. YouTube (9 April 2010). Retrieved 27 April 2012.

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