Traore Tiemoko

Full name Traore Tiemoko
Country Burkina Faso

Traore Tiemoko "dit Patch" was a singer and bandleader from Burkina Faso who became popular in the late 1970s. On his 1978 album with the Sacodis label, he mixed fast Congolese rumba beats with classic West African vocals. Tracks like "Chérie Nimeni" and "Flan Flan Mousso" made him a key figure in the region's lively dance music scene alongside artists like Amadou Ballaké.

Traore Tiemoko "dit Patch" was a singer and bandleader from Burkina Faso who became popular in the late 1970s. On his 1978 album with the Sacodis label, he mixed fast Congolese rumba beats with classic West African vocals. Tracks like "Chérie Nimeni" and "Flan Flan Mousso" made him a key figure in the region's lively dance music scene alongside artists like Amadou Ballaké.