Biographie

Rokia Traore was born in 1974 in the region Belidougou Mali, near the Mauritanian border. But his childhood was spent over the assignments of his diplomat father. Rokia is evolving in a very protected environment that blends tradition and modernity, particularly in music. His father practiced saxophone and his sisters practiced singing in traditional family ceremonies. As for the young Rokia, she listens to jazz (like his brother), blues (like his father) and everything a teenager in the Western world plays in the 70 and 80. Not being from a family of griots, musical modernity is not a taboo in his family.

However, Rokia does in no way distracts from the musical environment of his country of origin. The griot tradition and the great Malian voices have no secrets from her. With an exceptional voice, Rokia working with a friend of his father, the old master Massamou Welle that helps the young woman to build her voice. In adulthood and after multiple round trips with his country, Rokia moved to his homeland. It does not take long to write herself a few songs with Western influences mixed with traditional sounds captivate audiences of all people of his generation and students.

When she was 20 years old, Rokia is therefore already an artist known in his country. The musician Ali Farka Toure, star in his country, Rokia mark. He has distilled his learning the guitar and encouraged him to compose.

In 1995, the title "Finini" a strong success. Rokia made many concerts. It is a bright young woman who prefers to study music in his country as part of a large school in Europe. Thus, after some time in a school in Belgium, she returned to Mali to make the song his job. She took courses in Bamako and works with musician Souleymane Kolly. Invited to MASA (Marché des Arts and Entertainment in Africa), she prefers to reject it and continue working.

The breakthrough came in 1997 when Rokia is competition for the Discovery Award Africa Radio France Internationale. With his acoustic guitar and accompanied by some traditional instruments, it has a title to the children, "Mouneïssa. Chaired by Papa Wemba, the jury is immediately seduced by this loud and this outstanding musical personality. She won the prize against more established artists and more experienced.

From that day his fame beyond the borders of Mali. After two big concerts in quick succession in Bamako in December 97, both sponsored by Oumou Sangare and Habib Koïté, Rokia flew to Europe to record her album. Boxed in Amiens in northern France, "Mouneïssa" therefore falls in late March 98. Fully signed by the young woman, the nine tracks on the album are written and sung in Bambara. His musical talent is well worth its donations author. His texts are long poems and philosophical heavily tinted soft blues.

In May, in Brussels Rokia starts a European tour which took her to Switzerland, Germany, then in Paris May 25 But she is also invited to many festivals including the Mixed Music Angouleme end of May or the Francofolies de la Rochelle in July.

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• Artist: Rokia Traor
• Title: Dunia
• Album: TCHAMANTCHE
• Year: 2008
• Length: 6:26 minutes (2.22 MB)
• Format: Stereo 22kHz 48Kbps (CBR)

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TCHAMANTCHE
01 - DOUNIA 
02 - DJANFA 
03 - ZEN 
04 - AIMER
05 - KOUNANDI
06 - KORONOKO
07 - TOUNKA
08 - TCHAMANCHE
09 - A OU NI SOU
10 - TOUNKA
11 - THE MAN I LOVE

BOWMBOI
01 - M'BIFO
02 - SARA
03 - KÔTE DON
04 - MARIAMA
05 - MANIAN
06 - DELI
07 - NIENAFING
08 - KELE MANDI
09 - KANOU
10 - MANCIPERA
11 - BOWMBOÏ
 
MUSICENS
* Vocals Rokia Traoré - Ousmane Sacko (4) - * Backing vocals Rokia Traoré - * Charlotte Dipanda (1/4/7) - * Guitar Rokia Traoré (1/2/8) - * Christophe "Disco" Minck (6) - * N'Goni Mamah Diabaté (1/2/3/4/7/9) - * Andra Kouyaté (2/3/4/7/9) - *Baba Sissoko (6/10) - * Bass Christophe "Disco" Minck (1/2/7) - * Balafon Adama Diarra (3,9) - * Bolon Djibril Camara (6) - * Strings Kronos Quartet (5/10) - * Percussions - * Sidiki Camara (2/3/9) - * Alou Coulibaly (3/4/7) - * Steve Shehan (2/3/4/7/9/10)
 
WANITA
01 - KANAN NENI
02 - MOUSO NIYALEN
03 - SOUBA
04 - YERE UOLO
05 - N'GOTOLEN
06 - WANITA
07 - CHATEAU DE SABLE
08 - YAAFA N'MA
09 - SAKO BE KE
10 - MANCIPERA
11 - TCHWA
 
MUSICIENS
Vocals Rokia Traoré - Boubacar Traoré (10) - Backing vocals Coco Mbassi (1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9) - Massambou Diallo (8) - Rokia Traoré(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
Balafon Adama Diarra (2,4,8,9,11)
Bass Abdul Wahab Berthé (1,10) -Noël Ekwabi (5,7)
Guitar Louis Winsberg (5,7) - Rokia Traoré (1,6,10)
Kora Toumani Diabaté (6,7,11) - N'Goni Mamah Diabaté (2,4,5,7,8,9) - Andra Kouyaté (1,2,9,10,11) - N'Goni bâ Mamah Diabaté (11) - Andra Kouyaté (3,4,8)
Percussions Sidiki Camara (1,2,4,5,7,8,9,10) -Rokia Traoré (6)

MOUNEISSA
01 - LAIDU
02 - MOUNEÎSSA
03 - FININI
04 - DIANGUINA
05 - SABALI
06 - TCHIWARA
07 - FATALITE
08 - SAKANTO
09 - SE

Tournée

12/03/2010 : ANGERS | Le Quai
   
13/03/2010 : TRAPPES | La Merise
   
17/03/2010 : ANNECY | L'Arcadium
   
18/03/2010 : VOIRON | Le Grand Angle
   
20/03/2010 : CANNES | Théâtre Croisette
   
23/03/2010 : VANNES | Théâtre Anne de Bretagne
   
24/03/2010 : CHAVILLE | L'Atrium

(Source: http://www.rokiatraore.com)