Tag: Rokia Traoré

Rokia Traoré is an incredibly musical Malian singer, songwriter, and guitarist who transcends genre with her art. She is a member of the Bambara ethnic group, a culture that has deep traditions of music performance and oral story telling (specifically called griot  performance). Despite this fact, Traoré found American rock music to be more accessible to her while growing up. Traoré’s father was a diplomat and her family holds a noble title. Members of her social class are generally discouraged … Continue reading “Artist Spotlight: Rokia Traoré”