Tounkara

Last updated March 15, 2019

Tounkara is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Balla Tounkara, Malian musician
Djelimady Tounkara, Malian musician
Fodé Tounkara (1985–1999), Guinean stowaway
Ibrahim Tounkara (born 1976), Canadian football player
Maakan Tounkara (born 1983), French handball player
Mamadou Tounkara (born 1996), Spanish footballer
Oumare Tounkara (born 1990), French footballer
Ousmane Tounkara (born 1973), Canadian football player

Balla Tounkara is a Kora player and singer from Mali.

Djelimady Tounkara is a Malian musician and one of the foremost guitarists in Africa.

Ibrahim Tounkara is a former Canadian football wide receiver who played seven seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Calgary Stampeders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was drafted by the Stampeders with the fifth overall pick of the 2000 CFL Draft. He played CIS football at the University of Ottawa. Tounkara's brother Ousmane also played in the CFL.

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