Rokia Traore typically sings in her native Bamana, and sometimes in French. But 45 minutes into her sold-out show at the Old Town School of Folk Music Sunday, the Malian artist switched to English for ...
Rokia Traore's career belies the notion that you can't go home again. The 30-year-old singer was born in Mali but spent most of her formative years in Europe with her diplomatically connected family - ...
When we hear about Mali, it's usually about that country's civil war. But the west African nation has long been a shining star of music and culture. It's where the annual Festival in the Desert once ...
Not even a ban on music could stop Mali-born Rokia Traoré from telling her stories through song. On her new album "Beautiful Africa," Traoré pays tribute to her native continent as well as other ...
Invitée Culture de RFI, l'artiste malienne Rokia Traoré, répond à nos questions alors qu'elle est en pleine tournée avec son cinquième album Beautiful Africa. Elle se produit ce jeudi 8 août à Sète, ...
Nov 22 (Reuters) - (This 20th Oct. story has been corrected to fix Traore's UNHCR ambassador status in paragraph 2 and correct details of legal process in paragraph 6. This story also adds response ...