Boubacar Traoré, known as Kar Kar, was a star in Mali in the early 1960s, when his songs celebrated independence. He then vanished from music for decades, working as a tailor and labourer, before a rediscovery in the late 1980s launched an international career.
Love Nwantiti
CKay
Last Last
Burna Boy
Rush
Ayra Starr
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Davido
Lonely At The Top
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