| Traore, Rokia / Bowmboi |
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| Album: | Bowmboi | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Traore, Rokia | Added: | Sep 2004 | |
| Label: | Nonesuch Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2004-11-01 | Pull Date: | 2005-01-03 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Dec 26 | Dec 19 | Dec 12 | Dec 5 | Nov 28 | Nov 21 | Nov 14 | Nov 7 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Dec 22, 2004: | the Dog and Pony Show Bowmboi | 4. | Dec 07, 2004: | At the Cafe Bohemian Kote Don | |
| 2. | Dec 14, 2004: | At the Cafe Bohemian Kote Don | 5. | Nov 30, 2004: | At the Cafe Bohemian Mariama | |
| 3. | Dec 08, 2004: | The Dog and Pony Show Manian | 6. | Nov 26, 2004: | No Cover, No Minimum - "Hi, Mom!" Kote Don |
| Album Review |
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| Decca Reviewed 2004-10-28 | ||
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The Malian singer-songwriter is once again surrounded by acoustic guitar, lute, kora, and balafon, but also adds a contemporary classical feel by including guests Kronos Quartet on two tracks (#5 & #10). She has a beautiful, emotionally powerful voice and can truly create an atmosphere. Watch out for one minute of silence in track 10 (actually track 10 & track 11, but only cues as 1 track). *1. Slow & delicate w/an edge of darkness. 2. Mid/uptempo w/a galloping percussive feel. *3. Uptempo w/great vocals…gets wild towards the end. *4. Soaring vocal duet, strings, midtempo. Very cool.. 5. Sweet vocals/strings. Warm & lyrical. 6. Quiet intro, intricate, tripping vocals, then midtempo. *7. Fast & bright blend of perc/strings/vocals. 8. Slow and lovely guitar/vocals. Tinged with sadness. 9. Midtempo w/bright vocals/strings/perc. It grows on you. *10. Slow intro, haunting vocals. Silence at 5:48 then at 6:57 a percussive-driven jam. 10/2004 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | M'bifo | 6. | Deli | |||
| 2. | Sara | 7. | Nienafing | |||
| 3. | Kote Don | 8. | Kele Mandi | |||
| 4. | Mariama | 9. | Kanou | |||
| 5. | Manian | 10. | Bowmboi |