We need self-confidence in our ability to build Africa. I trust in Mali and I trust in music.
Rokia TraoreYou can't be unique any way. Music is made from seven notes. You will always come back to something. Even if you think you are unique, you will come back to something that existed before you were doing what you are doing.
Rokia TraoreOf course I am stressed after I finish working on an album about what an audience will think, if it will be successful or not.
Rokia Traore