Rokia Traoré (born 24th January 1974) is an award-winning Malian singer, so… Read Full Bio ↴Rokia Traoré (born 24th January 1974) is an award-winning Malian singer, songwriter, and guitarist.

Traoré was born in Kolokani, Mali as a member of the Bambara ethnic group. As her father was a diplomat, she travelled widely in her youth travelling to Algeria, Saudi Arabia, France and Belgium. As a result of this travel, she was exposed to a wide variety of influences.

The Bambara also had a tradition of griot performing at weddings although members of the nobility such as Traoré are discouraged from performing as musicians. Traoré attended lycée in Mali when her father was stationed in Brussels and started performing publicly. As well as guitar she plays ngoni (lute) and balafon.

In 1997 she linked with Mali musician Ali Farka Touré which raised her profile. She won a Radio France Internationale prize as African discovery of 1997, an honor previously won by Mali's Habib Koité in 1993.
Her first album Mouneïssa (Label Bleu), released in late 1997 in Mali and 1998 in Europe, was acclaimed for its fresh treatment and unqualifiable combinations of several Malian music traditions such as her use of the ngoni and the balafon. It sold over 40,000 copies in Europe.

In 2000, her second album Wanita was released. Traoré wrote and arranged the whole album. The album was widely acclaimed with the New York Times nominating it as one of its critics' albums of the year.

Her 2003 album Bowmboï has two tracks recorded with the Kronos Quartet but still sung in the Bambara language, and was awarded the prestigious BBC 3 World Music Award. As of 2005, she has been nominated three times for this award.

In 2008, her latest album "Tchamantché" was released.

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Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Rokia Traoré’s Beautiful Africa will be released on April 1, 2013, by Nonesuch Records in France and April 8, 2013 in Europe, Canada and USA. The record was produced by English musician John Parish (PJ Harvey, Eels, Sparklehorse) and recorded at Toybox Studios in Bristol, UK. Its lyrics are sung in the Malian–born Traoré’s native languages of French and Bambara, as well as some English.

Pitchfork described Traoré’s most recent record, 2009’s Tchamantché, as “a guitar album of a particularly understated bent...hauntingly spare yet ridiculously well-defined, the timbre and tone of every string presented in perfect resolution.” And the BBC World Service called it “One of the best albums of the year. An absolute stunner.” Tchamantché also won a Victoires de la Musique (the equivalent of a Grammy Award in France) and a Songlines Artist of the Year Award for Traoré.

The daughter of a Malian diplomat who was posted to the US, Europe, and the Middle East, Traoré studied sociology in Brussels before embarking on her musical career. Although based in Bamako, Traoré has, for her son’s safety, temporarily relocated to Paris due to the current conflict in Mali. Her music draws upon her homeland’s traditions as well as the European and American rock and pop she has listened to throughout her life.

Traoré has explored a breadth of directions in her career. She recently collaborated with Nobel Prize–winning novelist Toni Morrison and MacArthur “Genius” Grant winning director Peter Sellars on the theater piece Desdemona. The piece premiered in Vienna in the summer of 2011 and received its New York premiere at Lincoln Center that fall; its UK premiere was at the Barbican in London in the summer of 2012. The Guardian called it “a remarkable, challenging and bravely original new work.”

The Barbican also produced a three-night series of shows by Traoré that summer, entitled Donguili – Donke – Damou (Sing – Dance – Dream). For the Sing evening, held at the Barbican, Traoré and mandolinist/former Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones joined young musicians from Traoré’s training program in Mali, Foundation Passerelle. Dance, at the Village Underground rock club, featured Traoré and her band playing the high-energy, danceable shows she is well known for—joined by Parish on guitar. And for Dream, which took place in an East End theater, Traoré narrated an ancient Malian tale, with occasional musical interludes. Australia’s Sydney Festival also presented Donguili – Donke – Damou in January 2013. Traoré was awarded the inaugural Roskilde Festival World Music Award in 2009 for her work with Foundation Passerelle.

In the autumn of 2012, Traoré joined Damon Albarn’s UK train tour Africa Express, performing scheduled concerts in Middlesbrough, Glasgow, Manchester, Cardiff, Bristol, and London as well as pop-up performances at railway stations, schools, factories, offices, shopping centers, and private homes. Other musicians on the tour included John Paul Jones, Amadou Bagayoko, Baaba Maal, and Paul McCartney.

Zen
Rokia Traoré Lyrics

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Anitta Olha 'cê me faz tão bem Só de olhar teus olhos…
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Anitta feat. Rasel Oh oh oh oh oh oh ohh Olha 'cê me faz…
Anne Sylvestre Dès l'entrée on est dans l'ambiance Votre carillon tibétain…
Armonia Benessere & Musica Com você eu me sinto bem Com você tudo fica zen Apresento-l…

B-NØM Ooh I need some lemon in my body The kind that…
BELCARRA There's a crow inside my head With a long sunset's shadow It…
Bobby van Jaarsveld Daar was 'n tyd toe ek kon moor Agressie het my…
Bungaro Rumore silenzio Coraggio spavento Io vivo nuotando La notte …
Cepums Bloku māju rajonā man sliktas domas aizdzīt Lai tie urlas ne…
Chaps Jcours toujours après le temps Réussir c'est évident J'ai pl…
clipse feat. re-up Is it them blings that make them watch us? The awkward…
Coenie De Villiers Haar oë is bruin amandels Haar hare swart soos wier Sy skr…
Da-Wolf Hoxe estou moi zen Sinto os meus chacras Todos aliñados Coma…
DJ Gami.k Ayye choppa Hey, hey, hey One, two, one, two, three sing Hey…
Don Malik Uh 확실히 난 쓸데없는 걱정이 너무 많아 목에 문신 해놓고 상견례…
Dr. Sergei Shaboutin Give hope. Stay strong Give hope. Stay strong All I want is…
Edoardo Bennato Zona Espansione Nord - abbreviazione: ZEN Non c'è ragione n…
Ektor Čumím na měsíc, píšu track Červený voči, totalní crack Nadec…
Elijah James (Hook) Never let you kill my Zen, Never is you gon’ throw…
Emwhy Baby dose tes mots oh girl sois zen Épargne moi tes…
Eves Go lay awake Its quiet Words make noise in the quiet Of the…
F-Zero GX/AX Hidenori Shoji 怎麼了我怎麼了怎麼了 I'm in love 我怎麼了怎麼了 I'm in love 看不穿的眼眸猜不透的沉默 …
Frida X A me piace la musica jazz La cucina asiatica Duchamp e…
GNZ48 刀锋般锐利的谣言试探性逼近我底线谁用拙劣表演刺伤我的双眼厌倦了被任意挑选压力缠绕在我的肩想戴上个假面拒绝再…
grandson K.Flay Give me groceries and booze, give me FaceTime with my…
Iisa Oonko ollut tässä pitkään Tuijotan (tan, tan, tan...) En hen…
Jacob Lee I have known since I was young that I could…
John Cale It's midnight and our silver tongued obsessions come at us …
KronoMuzik Zizicaca Je suis parti tôt j'ai cavalé Faut bien qu'j'arriv…
L.A. Tom Eu já lançava a braba antes do corre Sempre foi do…
Léa Tchéna Tu sais j'ai plus grand chose à dire Plus rien à…
Lori Meyers Y si no estás tú, Ya no sé qué hacer No…
LOSTAGE 人のせいにして通り越した　飛び越した愛と勇気とつまらない明日を時が来る優しい人になってそうさどうにかするき…
Mackyo.h 怎么办为什么你为什么老是把空气全都吸光了害得我你害得我在你面前呼吸急促需要叫救护车别看我先别看我我的脸…
Mica Condé Zen Uuh Uuh Uhh Uuh Olha 'cê' me faz tão bem Só…
Miser It's the end of the beginning All I want is to…
MMZ J'ai passé les nuages Juste le sourire de ma mère J'verrai …
Mr. Al 各位听众朋友们大家好今天的节目又跟大家见面了怎样给朝夕相处的恋人一份惊喜，一份感动？我想最好的礼物就是那些藏在…
Nemes Ça deviendra lassant, jamais j’irais mieux On s’en ira demai…
NEMOPHILA Hello (Hey) do you think that destiny is set? Have you…
Nicola Siciliano Me fermo, veco 'o core ca m'aspetta che tremma Ce devo…
Nursery Rhymes Loulou and Lou 别再伪装自我怎么会这样的生活心里有个声音又再说忘了他他也忘了我夜里星星在闪烁还有谁会来安慰我梦的醒了人该散…
Pieceszx This was the first place that I've never ever born It…
Pinguini Tattici Nucleari La-di-di-di-la-la-li-li-li-ye-di-da-la-la-i Ah-li-li-li-la-…
Plug.dj Eu Tô Zen E eu fico sem rumo Quando me arrumo Pra ir…
r.stirbys Ooh I need some lemon in my body The kind that…
Resurrection Eve You know it's true I did not want to follow you That…
Sadomas Στόχο δεν έχω μονάχα να βάλω ό,τι τρώγεται μες την…
Samas 静まり返ったコートはついさっきまでの戦場陽炎のような揺らぎは俺たちの汗と情熱息を呑んでいる客席歓声も叫びも消え…
Slush So tell me again How you think I deserve the…
Strapping Young Lad Oh, did you think that I was kidding? Oh, did you…
Taichi Mukai Oh I realize Why I was born Why do people crave To be Somebo…
The Clipse Re-Up Gang- Zen Is it them blings that make them watch us? The awkward…
W Wyjątkowych Okolicznościach W moim mieszkaniu które nie jest moje Kurwa! halo?? Nagrywam…
WWO W moim mieszkaniu które nie jest moje Kurwa! Halo Nagrywam t…
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www.sevsinler.de Haar oë is bruin amandels Haar hare swart soos wier Sy skryf…
X Ambassadors Give me groceries and booze, give me FaceTime with my…
Xabi I ain't got no latency for these bad energies and…
YaNeY Si no quieres estar ahí Te recomiendo que Te vayas zen No ti…
Zazie Un canard dans le café J'ai du mal à digérer, parfois Tous…
zen I just die to see you breathe again In this life…
Zom-B Ooh I need some lemon in my body The kind that…
ZZCCMXTP KronoMuzik NoKey Pandrezz Ronare Dawn Zizicaca Je suis parti tôt j'ai cavalé Faut bien qu'j'arriv…

We have lyrics for these tracks by Rokia Traoré:

A Ou Ni Sou When the mellow moon begins to beam Every night I dream…
Aimer Aimer Tant de doutes, tant de questions D'incertitudes, de c…
Beautiful Africa Codowari kèlè mi wilila O kô kèla nimissa M'badén laguinè …
Beautiful Africa... Codowari kèlè mi wilila O kô kèla nimissa M’badén lagui…
Bowmboï Bowmboï mboï n′ko allah ka fa tan den balo! Ka Sanou…
Château de Sable Château de sable au bbord de la mer La vie est…
Dianfa Moun kélén dé né kônorofili tén Moun kélén dé né dioro…
Dianguina Ne bi doo minin dee, doyòrò tè n′a, ne bi…
Dounia Dounia (Rokia Traoré) Dounia yé sôgôma taman yé Fadjiri bè n…
Fatalité Fatalité Ala, mansa dan mansa Bii latikè jòn bè, sinii latik…
Finini Nyèji susa finini Hòn finini la i k'i nyèji cè Jòn kana…
Ka Moun Kè Ah Ka moun kè N'diyaniè mô n'ka moun di ma Ah Ka moun di N'd…
Ka Moun Kè Ah... Ka moun kè N'diyaniè mô n'ka moun di ma Ah... Ka moun …
Kana Neni Maumere da gale kota Ende Pepin gisong gasong Le'le luk ele …
Koronoko Koda koma tén Korônokô Komounou mankan ni youlou da i bè kor…
Kouma Kélén, ni bi nièlafilè Fila, né bi yèlè missin kè Saba, né…
Kounandi Rokia je iz diplomatske porodice... a poreklom sa severoisto…
Laidu Hèrè mana di ne ma an bo tila'n ni nyuw'an…
Lalla Nanfolo mana guèleya I ma Nanfolo mana guèleya I ma Ni ya…
M'Bifo Hami djoukou ni obé banabi Kélé na hami djoukou ni Obé bana …
Manian Tôou mana kè tolow ferela tolow Tôou mana kè tolow na Tôou…
Mélancolie Mélancolie danse avec moi À la belle cadence de mes rêves…
Mouneïssa Sòn b'i la, i maara o kan Bana b'i la, i…
N'Téri Éh, koni n'to damana ah Kèn fè n'djoko djoukou kan Né mara…
Sabali Mori sòn wòri mori ki'i sòn nasi; mandiya nasi Doma sòn…
Sakanto Danaya maa bè, tikèna maa bè I furunyokòn mana kè danaya…
Sara N′gana mandi n'gana yé N′gana mandi n'gana yé N'gana mandi n…
Sarama Mousso sarama ni mousso dembéma ni mousso tchègni bè Bamako …
Se Ne b′i nyininka dunya jòn'nin yoo, mun de bè e…
Sikey Sikiniôkon djoukou mana wili O dala kouma ko né tinièna Bali…
Tchamantché Né yén kofilè Dja dô bè né kô né mo don Kana…
The Man I Love When the mellow moon begins to beam Every night I dream…
Tounka Nassaraou ko Fin tiki tchè kélé Fin tan tchè kononton Koulou…
Tuit Tuit Kékéré kékékékéké Kékéré kéké Né wilila dowdô M'bè miri m'…

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