Going back and forth between Western Arabic and African countries clearly created the various musical backgrounds I could have and obviously influenced my professional attitude, my way of approaching both music composition and singing, particularly phrasing.
Rokia TraoreAt the beginning of the tour, I arrange the live show exactly like the album, but of course from one audience to another, from one venue to another, it can become longer.
Rokia TraoreThe audiences are really different in general. Even in the same country or in the same city, from one venue to another, the audiences can be totally different.
Rokia TraoreI used to play guitar for myself and write lyrics and listen to different styles of music.
Rokia Traore