One of the most well-known and prolific hip-hop stars in Scandinavia, Jason Michael Bosak Diakité, a.k.a. Timbuktu, first made his name in the mid-‘90s as part of the Excel collective. His solo career boasts an impressive discography performed in Scania—a South Swedish dialect—and English, where politically charged lyrics are backed by a swirl of world music and reggae. West African rhythms meet Jamaican beats, along with undertones of folk and blues, in a potent and sophisticated mix that has won him a Swedish Grammis. His easy flow and thoughtful cuts are ripe for discovery here.