Timbuktu (musician)

Timbuktu
Timbuktu at the Grammis Award 2013
Background information
Also known asTimbuktu
Born
Jason Diakité

(1975-01-11) 11 January 1975
Lund, Sweden
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • rapper
Years active1990–present
LabelJuJu

Jason Michael Bosak Diakité (born 11 January 1975 in Lund), better known by his stage name Timbuktu, is a Swedish rapper and singer, songwriter and television host. He took his stage name from the city of Timbuktu in Mali, a country where his father, Madubuko Diakité, has roots.