Mokobé

Mokobé
Background information
Birth name	Mokobé Traoré
Born	(1980-05-24) 24 May 1980 (age 44) Vitry-sur-Seine, France
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper

Mokobé Traoré (born 24 May 1980 in Vitry-sur-Seine, France), better known by the mononym Mokobé, is a Malian–French rapper and part of the music collective 113 alongside Rim'K and AP and within the greater French musical project and collective Mafia K-1 Fry. He also has his own solo career with two album releases Mon Afrique in 2007 and Africa Forever in 2011.

Mokobé was born to a Malian–Senegalese father and a Malian–Mauritanian mother. He was a founding member of 113 and his works appeared in the collective albums of the band. He was also actively involved in the artistic aspects of the band and took part in the live shows of the band. He was also responsible for the band's mediatic image (Visuals, music videos, DVDs, interviews, public relations), becoming a de facto manager of the 113 operations.

His solo album Mon Afrique was in collaboration with David Tayorault in Abidjan and was released on 11 June 2007.^[1] Le Molare, Tiken Jah Fakoly, Oumou Sangaré, Patson, Fally Ipupa, and hip hop stars like Diam's and Booba.^[2]

His album Africa Forever included collaborations with Soprano), Nathalie Bleue, Oumou Sangare, Despo Rutti, Fode Baro, J-Mi Sissoko, Jah Cure, Mbaye Dieye Faye, Soumbill and Apocalypse.

Discography

Solo albums

Year	Album	Peak positions	Certification
		FR [3]
2007	Mon Afrique	18
2011	Africa Forever	35

Albums with 113

• 2000: Les Princes de la ville (certified platinum)
• 2002: 113 fout la merde (certified gold)
• 2003: Dans L'urgence (reedition) (certified gold)
• 2005: 113 Degrés (certified gold)
• 2010: Universel

Singles

Year	Title	Peak positions	Album
		FR [3]
2007	"C'est dans la joie" (feat. Patson)	9	Mon Afrique
2011	"Oulala" (feat. Yorobo)	29	Africa Forever
2014	"CDouxDeh"	117
2014	"Getting Down" (feat. P-Square)	17
2015	"Wesh (#TuMeDisDesWesh) " (feat. Gradur)	8
2016	"J'ai trop dansé"	42
2018	"Wakanda"	11

Other releases

• 2011: "50 CFA"
• 2011: "Taxi Phone" (feat. Soprano)
• 2012: "Africa For Ever" (feat. Jah Cure)

Featured in

Year	Album	Peak positions	Album
		FR [3]
2012	"Happy Birthday" (Matt Houston feat. Mokobé)	160
2015	"Chupluskleurkeul" (Jaymax VI & Salomé Je T'aime feat. Mokobé)	55

References

1. AfricaHit: Mokobé oeuvre avec Diam's, Manu Chao, Salif Keita, Youssou N'Dour & DJ Lewis (in French)
2. 100pour100culture.com: "Mon Afrique" de Mokobé, meilleur album de l’année Archived 2011-08-18 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
3. "Mokobé discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 June 2015.

External links

• Last.fm: Mokobé page