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Rokia Traoré
Malian musician (born )
Musical artist
Rokia Traoré (born January ) is a Malian-born singer, songwriter and guitarist.[1][2]
She made six albums between and Bowmboï () won the Critics Award category at the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music in [3] and Tchamantché () won Victoires de la Musique World Music Album of the Year in Traoré won Best Artist in the Songlines Music Awards in [4]
She is a member of the Bambara ethnic group.
Rokia traore biography of christopher
Biography
Traoré's father was a diplomat and she travelled widely in her youth. She visited Algeria, Saudi Arabia, France and Belgium and was exposed to a wide variety of influences. Her hometown of Kolokani is in the northwestern part of Mali's Koulikoro region.
In Traoré linked with Mali musicianAli Farka Touré which raised her profile.
She was selected to be on the jury for the main competition section of the Cannes Film Festival.[5][6]
Despite their shared las