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Rokia Traor: Bowmbo

Read "Bowmbo" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


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 of its particular richness in metaphor and texture. But as she declares on “K”tê Don," from her third release, Bowmboï: “I respect my ancestors/But tradition ...


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