In the sixties, the people of Mali awoke each morning to the sound of Boubacar "KarKar" Traoré's voice on the radio, singing of independence. Everyone in Mali remembers having danced to his hits. But since his music was only played on the radio, he didn't earn enough money to live on and gave up music to work as a tailor and a salesman in order to feed his family. For two decades he remained relatively unknown and many Malians assumed he was dead.

Following the death of his beloved wife, Pierette, KarKar left Mali for France, where he worked in construction, and sang on weekends in the Parisian immigrant shelters that were his home. Then, a British music producer discovered one of KarKar's old recordings, searched him out and helped re-launch his career. I'll Sing For You includes beautiful black and white photographs and archival film combined with lyrical footage of present day Mali and KarKar's current music: a repertoire of bluesy ballads, mixing tribal, American and Islamic influences.

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For more information about Traoré and the film, visit the official site.

To inquire about purchasing this film, please contact the French producer below:
Les Productions Faire Bleu
Jacques Sarasin
011-331-4807-0504 tel
011-331-4807-0562 fax
fairebleu@wanadoo.fr