http://linktvstore.org/New Music From Rokia Traore on Calabash Music2009-01-08T04:30:36ZThe Calabash Music Teamsupport@calabashmusic.comBowmboihttp://rokiatraore.linktvstore.org/#album_365272006-11-17T03:00:35ZMusic from BowmboiBowmboï is the third album by Rokia Traore, the beautiful Malian soprano with the delicate features and soft voice. A truly accomplished work on a personal level and an important one for Malian music in general. Her aim to make ‘contemporary music using traditional instruments’ is here masterfully realised. Deeply rooted in her African tradition, Traoré’s music is the artistic expression of the singer’s multiculturalism. Incorporating polyphonic singing (‘Manian’), electronic atmospheres and the contemporary strings of the Kronos Quartet, a particularly successful encounter in the title track, with the genuinely acoustic Malian sound of the n’goni, balafon and percussion, Rokia Traoré’s talents as composer and arranger are here fully revealed. As are those of a poetic, sensitive and enlightened lyricist. Her songs pay homage to her country, speak of her vision for the future and invite those who listen to share in her experiences as a young and profoundly modern African artist. Far from the clichés of ‘African music’ too often found today, this is an album of rare beauty and originality. Marushka for Mondomix]]>Wanitahttp://rokiatraore.linktvstore.org/#album_365392006-11-17T03:00:35ZMusic from WanitaIn her second album "Wanita", Rokia Traore sings the praises of african wisdom and tradition with the tenderness and insight of someone who is well traveled. Released in 2000.]]>Mouneﳳahttp://rokiatraore.linktvstore.org/#album_658862006-11-17T03:00:35ZMusic from MouneﳳaTroughout "Mouneïssa", her debut solo album, she reveals an approach which is both determined and original. Rokia Traoré risks, for example, an instrumental pairing never previously attempted. Bringing new colour to light, she brings the great balaba balafon, characteristic of her region and the ngoni, the instrument favoured by the Bambara griots. Such a partnership yields, in more than one unique combination of tones, a delightful tension which contributes to the general music swing - Released in 1998, on Label Bleu Indigo.]]>