Rokia Traoré
Malian musician (born 1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rokia Traoré (born 24. January 1974) is a Malian-born singer, songwriter and guitarist.[1][2]
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Born | 1974 (age 49–50) |
Origin | Kolokani, Mali |
Genres | World music, Electroacoustic, Afro-beat, Folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
Years active | 1997–present |
Website | www |
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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.