Rokia Traoré

Malian-born singer, songwriter and guitarist · Mali · On the map · Musicians · Born 1974 · age 52

Rokia Traoré is a Malian singer, songwriter and guitarist.

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2025“It was difficult for me not knowing when it would all be over and I could be with my children again.”In their words26 February 2025The killers I met in jail didn’t scare me’: singer Rokia Traoré on why prison was ‘a privilege, By Robin Denselow, retrieved on 26 Feb 2025Read the whole statement

2013“Absolutely. But, there is still a lot to do.”In their words18 November 2013Rokia Traore: On "Beautiful Africa" and Complicated Mali,retrived on 18 November 2013Read the whole statement

“I respect tradition but my modernity and my experience permits me to make it a certain way and show something more contemporary concerning Mali.”In their words29 March 2013Rokia Traoré: 'I wanted to keep positive and sing about how much I love Africa', retrieved on Fri 29 Mar 2013Read the whole statement

2009Victory of the album of traditional musics or musics of the worldAward2003“I remember in 2003, I organized a strike. It was really a demonstration.”In their wordsRead the whole statement

1974Born24 January 1974

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Traoré singing at TED in 2007.

Traoré on her Beautiful Africa tour in San Francisco, 2013

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Rokia Traoré

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And you cannot hear good music that way. I'm sorry. We've talked a lot about Mali music during this crisis. And I say, "Well, this is a good thing.
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It came after weeks of stress and wondering about what was going to happen.
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I was tired, I was crying so many times, with no ability to sleep. But I had this obligation to continue working. I had to find the energy to keep everything going.
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