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  • Beautiful Africa

    Rokia Traore

    Beautiful Africa

    Produced by English musician John Parish (PJ Harvey, Eels, Sparklehorse) and recorded at Toybox Studios in Bristol, UK, Rokia Traoré’s album Beautiful Africa features lyrics sung in the Malian–born Traoré’s native languages of French and Bambara, as well as some English. The album earns five stars from the Observer, Guardian, and Songlines, which raves: "It really doesn’t get better than this in today’s African music ... Rokia’s work is exciting, surprising, and always perfectly executed."

  • Zen (live) (MP3)

    Rokia Traore

    Zen (live) (MP3)

    This version of the Tchamantché song "Zen" was recorded live in Paris, following the album's European release. Rokia is joined by Tchamantché bassist "Disco" Minck, along with a new supporting band on senza, n'goni, guitars, and drums for the occasion.

  • Tchamantché

    Rokia Traore

    Tchamantché

    Singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré—whose work Time has lauded as "mesmerizing, casting its spell with virtuoso vocals, rich textures and startling diversity"—combines electric guitar with traditional instrumentation on nine self-penned tunes plus the Gershwin classic "The Man I Love." The Guardian gives fives stars to this "intriguing, sophisticated and often intimate set that is quite unlike any of the other great music Mali has produced." The BBC World Service calls it "an absolute stunner."

  • Bowmboï

    Rokia Traore

    Bowmboï

    On her Nonesuch debut, Malian star Rokia Traoré mixes traditional instrumentation with a modern sensibility for a mesmerizing set that includes a guest appearance from Kronos Quartet. The Boston Globe labeled her “one of the rising stars of Malian music.”