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Rokia Traoré
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Kolokani, Mali
Rokia Traoré (born 24th January 1974) is an award-winning Malian singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Traoré was born in Kolokani, Mali as a member of the Bambara ethnic group. As her father was a diplomat, she travelled widely in her youth travelling to Algeria, Saudi Arabia, France and Belgium. As a result of this travel, she was exposed to a wide variety of influences.
The Bambara also had a tradition of griot performing at weddings although members of the nobility such as Traoré are discouraged from performing as musicians. Traoré attended lycée in Mali when her father was stationed in Brussels and started performing publicly. As well as guitar she plays ngoni (lute) and balafon.
In 1997 she linked with Mali musician Ali Farka Touré which raised her profile. She won a Radio France Internationale prize as African discovery of 1997, an honor previously won by Mali’s Habib Koité in 1993.
Her first album Mouneïssa (Label Bleu), released in late 1997 in Mali and 1998 in Europe, was acclaimed for its fresh treatment and unqualifiable combinations of several Malian music traditions such as her use of the ngoni and the balafon. It sold over 40,000 copies in Europe.
In 2000, her second album Wanita was released. Traoré wrote and arranged the whole album. The album was widely acclaimed with the New York Times nominating it as one of its critics’ albums of the year.
Traoré was born in Kolokani, Mali as a member of the Bambara ethnic group. As her father was a diplomat, she travelled widely in her youth travelling to Algeria, Saudi Arabia, France and Belgium. As a result of this travel, she was exposed to a wide variety of influences.
The Bambara also had a tradition of griot performing at weddings although members of the nobility such as Traoré are discouraged from performing as musicians. Traoré attended lycée in Mali when her father was stationed in Brussels and started performing publicly. As well as guitar she plays ngoni (lute) and balafon.
In 1997 she linked with Mali musician Ali Farka Touré which raised her profile. She won a Radio France Internationale prize as African discovery of 1997, an honor previously won by Mali’s Habib Koité in 1993.
Her first album Mouneïssa (Label Bleu), released in late 1997 in Mali and 1998 in Europe, was acclaimed for its fresh treatment and unqualifiable combinations of several Malian music traditions such as her use of the ngoni and the balafon. It sold over 40,000 copies in Europe.
In 2000, her second album Wanita was released. Traoré wrote and arranged the whole album. The album was widely acclaimed with the New York Times nominating it as one of its critics’ albums of the year.
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la_tisha wrote:
<3
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Daenyth wrote:
Saw her performance at http://ted.com. She's amazing!
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lelisboa wrote:
bela voz…
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Marttijntepas wrote:
Electrifying concert in the Milkyway in Amsterdam last Sunday!!!
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TaciturnaMuneca wrote:
Hermosa voc........
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TaciturnaMuneca wrote:
Meravigliosa.....
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pollepet wrote:
Rokia, your music is not "world music", no, it goes through many different worlds, 'cause it touches the souls and let the hearts beat for a vision of a world, which is ruled by sensitivity.
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fherisson wrote:
unglaublich!
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TRokHE wrote:
Blessed Rokia
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kuramito wrote:
<3
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bruhigham wrote:
She was sublime at Glastonbury
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kolory_raju wrote:
I love Rokia:)
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Paulus1 wrote:
gillekaloa: Oumou Sangaré
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gillekaloa wrote:
I absolutely love Rokia! Can you recommend me another artist that sounds like her?
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swingboy wrote:
i saw her on the moers festival too… and of course. she was really great!
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r_Smith wrote:
I just saw her live on stage at the MOERS-Festival, Germany last night. It was such a great show.
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Levanticus wrote:
Pure gold
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lunatic0angel0 wrote:
I think the word "grace" was meant for her. Her music is so beautiful and relaxing!
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paniu wrote:
Zen!!!
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KeithJones wrote:
Sweet!
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Songs of Mali:
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