Rokia Traoré

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Female

Birthday 1974-01-26 (50 years old)

Place of Birth Kolokani, Mali

Rokia Traoré

Biography

Rokia Traoré is a Malian singer, songwriter and guitarist. She made six albums between 1998 and 2016. Bowmboï (2003) won the Critics Award category at the BBC Radio 3 Awards for World Music in 2004 and Tchamantché (2008) won Victoires de la Musique World Music Album of the Year in 2009. Traoré won Best Artist in the Songlines Music Awards in 2009. She is a member of the Bambara ethnic group.

Known For

Actor

2006
Avida

as La chanteuse bienveillante

1985
Victoires de la musique

as Self (World Music Album of the Year)

Sound

2005
All the Invisible Children

as Original Music Composer