Rokia Traoré

Known for

Acting

Born

January 26, 1974 (age 52)

Birthplace

Kolokani, Mali

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.

Best known work

All the Invisible Children

2006

Avida

2006

Victoires de la musique

1985

Rokia Traoré - Live in Paris, La Cigale

2004

Filmography

2006
Avida
as La chanteuse bienveillante
2006
All the Invisible Children
Original Music Composer
2004
Rokia Traoré - Live in Paris, La Cigale
as Self
1985
Victoires de la musiqueTV
as Self (2 episodes)