On this week's episode of All Songs Considered, co-host Bob Boilen basks in the glory of his return by making fellow co-host Robin Hilton enjoy the musings of a box that when opened plays affirming ...

In 1998, singer Rokia Traoré hit the international music scene with a unique blend of modern sounds and traditional roots. Since then, the Malian chanteuse and songwriter has gained a devoted ...

Rokia Traore's career belies the notion that you can't go home again. The 30-year-old singer was born in Mali but spent most of her formative years in Europe with her diplomatically connected family - ...

As the daughter of a Malian diplomat, Rokia Traoré grew up hopping around the globe, moving from Belgium and France to Algeria and Saudi Arabia. But nothing quite prepared her for a sojourn to the ...

In spite of civil war, Mali has produced extraordinary artists and music. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with one of the country's stars about her... Rokia Traoré's Commitment To Her Culture When we ...

Listen to Traoré play "Sikey." Born in Mali to a diplomatic family, Traoré has traveled throughout the world, picking up pieces of herself along the way. That mix of origins is reflected in her music, ...

Rokia Traoré's latest album is titled Beautiful Africa. When war broke out in the West African nation of Mali last year, one of the targets was that country's ancient music tradition. As Islamist ...

Singer, songwriter and guitarist Rokia Traoré has always been a sophisticate. She grew up as the daughter of a diplomat who was posted in the U.S., Europe and the Middle East. Her most recent stage ...

This four-disc box of ’80s college rock sounds like its compilers sequenced it by throwing the I Ching. How to follow the Smiths’ “This Charming Man,” you might wonder? Simple: change! To ...

On "Kélé Mandi," one of the simplest and most stirring songs on her new album, Bowmboï, Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré issues a heartfelt plea: "I bring what makes me different to you / Give me ...

Mali’s Rokia Traoré presented three different concerts at this year’s Sydney Festival, and for this week’s Live Set Rokia fronts a ‘supergroup’ of UK and European musicians, together with emerging ...