Jason Michael Bosak Diakité (born 11 January 1975 in Lund), known under the stage name Timbuktu, is a Swedish rapper and reggae artist. Earlier in the mid-1990s, he started as part of the rap group Excel before going solo as Timbuktu. He has won several Grammis awards, the highest music awards in Sweden, including Lyricist of the Year and best Hip-hop Record of the Year. 　　He is the son of Madubuko Diakité, a US born Swedish human rights lawyer and academic. 　　Timbuktu hosted the music aid radio/television show Musikhjälpen from its start in 2008 until 2012.