Rokia Traoré

See also: Traoré

Rokia Traoré , born on January 24th, 1974 with the Mali, is a Chanteuse, Auteur-compositeur-interprète, and Guitariste Mali enne.

Rokia Traoré is resulting from the ethnicity Bambara. She is characterized by her artistic style mixing tradition Malian (music Griot) and Western modernism. As his/her father was diplomat, she travelled much in her youth: Algeria, Saudi Arabia, France and Belgium. It is surrounded by a team trained at the school of the tradition. Its musicians use especially the traditional instruments: Balaphon, goni, Karignan, Guitar, Djembé, Yabara, but its voice remains free to move away from the established esthetic guns. Rokia Traoré adapts its music to its time and its concerns without a priori , nor external pressure.

Discography

See too

Rukayya, girl of Mahomet and Khadija

External bonds

Official site of the singer
Rokia Traore on scene
Presentation of Rokia Traoré on Mondomix TV5

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