Bintogoma Traore recorded 4 cassettes, between 1994 et 1998. In that time he went from extreme poverty, selling eggs in the streets and killing pigs at the factory, to being the biggest pop star in his native country, Burkina Faso

Black So Man

Tout le Monde et Personne

Cat No: SEC012
Release date: 7 June 2021
Format: LP
Country: Burkina Faso
Region: West Africa
Genre: Afro Pop

Bintogoma Traore recorded 4 cassettes, between 1994 et 1998. In that time he went from extreme poverty, selling eggs in the streets and killing pigs at the factory, to being the biggest pop star in his native country, Burkina Faso

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Listen to: Tout le Monde et Personne

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A1. Adji
05:56
A2. Système Du Vampire
05:06
A3. Tu Peux Encore Revenir
05:37
B1. On S'En Fout
06:13
B2. J'Étais Au Procès
05:40
B3. Maman
05:22

Item Description

Black So Man. For Black Is Also Man.

‘Tout Le Monde Et Personne’. He blames ‘Everybody and No one’.

Clearly, Bintogoma Traore was not trying to get rich, or entertain: he wanted to change the world. And all it took to get there was 4 cassettes, all recorded between 1994 et 1998. In that time he went from extreme poverty, sellings eggs in the streets and killing pigs at the factory, to being the biggest pop star in his native country, Burkina Faso, and a legend all over Western Africa.

Corruption, ill governance, education, colonisation… All his songs were history and philosophical lessons for the ghetto youths, the unemployed, and the many people who could identify themselves with him.

He died 20 years ago, mortally wounded after going through a car crash. Today, his videos still ranks millions of views on social network. No one has forgotten him. And his fight is more relevant than ever.

YouTube video

Rest In Power Black So Man (1967-2002)

Thank you to his son Ange Fela Traore and his wife Adji Sanon (to whom he dedicated the song ‘Adji’ included here) for their trust in us leading this reissue project. Half of the profits from the record goes to them.