Perhaps it is no coincidence that she shared her name with Begum Rokeya, the pioneer of women's emancipation in the Indian subcontinent during British rule. Rokia Afzal Rahman certainly played a ...

As the daughter of a Malian diplomat, Rokia Traoré grew up hopping around the globe, moving from Belgium and France to Algeria and Saudi Arabia. But nothing quite prepared her for a sojourn to the ...

Rokia Traoré's latest album is titled Beautiful Africa. When war broke out in the West African nation of Mali last year, one of the targets was that country's ancient music tradition. As Islamist ...

This four-disc box of ’80s college rock sounds like its compilers sequenced it by throwing the I Ching. How to follow the Smiths’ “This Charming Man,” you might wonder? Simple: change! To ...

Rokia Traoré, a young singer from the African nation of Mali, is creating a sensation among world music fans, reminding audiences anew of her country's rich music heritage and depth of talent.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Singer-songwriter and composer Rokia Traore during the opening of the 68th Cannes Film Festival BRUSSELS (Reuters) - ...

Listen to Traoré play "Sikey." Born in Mali to a diplomatic family, Traoré has traveled throughout the world, picking up pieces of herself along the way. That mix of origins is reflected in her music, ...

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Every January, I attend globalFEST at a New York City nightclub and see some of the most fantastic music I'll experience all year. Now, given the pandemic's challenges and the hardening of ...

Rokia Traoré presents an entirely different role model for an African female singer. She reflects on her Malian tradition and sings exclusively in her native language, Bamanan, which she chose because ...