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Rokia Traoré
Malian musician (born 1974)
Musical artist
Rokia Traoré (born 24.
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January 1974) is a Malian-born singer, songwriter and guitarist.[1][2]
She made six albums between 1998 and 2016. Bowmboï (2003) won the Critics Award category at the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music in 2004[3] and Tchamantché (2008) won Victoires de la Musique World Music Album of the Year in 2009.
Traoré won Best Artist in the Songlines Music Awards in 2009.[4]
She is a member of the Bambara ethnic group.
Biography
Traoré's father was a diplomat and she travelled widely in her youth.
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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 1997 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 2015 Cannes Film Festi