Birth Name: Jason Michael Bosak Diakité
Place of Birth: Lund, Skåne län, Sverige
Date of Birth: Januari 11, 1975
Ethnicity:
*Malian (father)
*Slovak, German, possibly English (mother)
Timbuktu is a Swedish rapper, singer, songwriter, and presenter.
Timbuktu is the son of Elaine Ruth Bosak, a teacher of English, and Madubuko Arthur Robinson Diakité, a human rights lawyer and documentary filmmaker. Both his parents are from the United States. His mother, who is white, grew up in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and is of Slovak descent on one side and German, and possibly English, ancestry on the other. His father, who is black, is from Harlem, New York, and has roots in Mali. Timbuktu has stated that his surname is common among the Fulani people. It is not clear if his father is of entirely or partly Malian descent (his middle name, “Robinson”, may come from his own mother’s maiden name).
Timbuktu’s maternal grandparents were Francis C. M. Bosak (the son of Michael Bosák and Susanna/Suzanne Hudak) and Mildred R. Hausser/Haisser (the daughter of Edward Haisser and Emma Miller). Michael and Susanna were Slovak immigrants; Michael was born in Okrúhle, Šariš County, Slovakia. Edward was born in New York, to German parents. Emma was born in Maryland, and possibly had English ancestry.
Sources: Marriage record of Timbuktu’s maternal grandparents – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF7D-5QP
Timbuktu’s maternal grandfather, Francis C. M. Bosak, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG4N-8HH
Francis on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6Y7-KK6
Timbuktu’s maternal grandmother, Mildred R. Hausser/Haisser, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGZX-HVD
Mildred on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6YQ-Y92
Mildred on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH3Y-XWJ