Boubacar Traoré & Vincent Bucher

Self-taught on the guitar, Malian singer songwriter Boubacar Traoré’s unique style is mainly based on the playing of the kora, the 21-string west-African harp. Having also integrated in his technique phrases and inflections from the Mississipi Delta bluesmen, Boubacar Traoré is, along with the late Ali Farka Touré, one of the leading exponents of the “desert blues“ style. The musician’s strong leaning towards African blues is very much in evidence in his latest recording Mali Denhou (2011) where he partne
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