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January 23, 2008

[马里] Rokia Traore

Rokia Traore [Wanita] 2000 Rokia Traore [Bownboi] 2004

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    • Malian singer Rokia Traore attracted a lot of attention with her 1998 debut Mouneissa and the even better Wanita in 2000. Now the singer-songwriter returns with Bowmboi, an album filled with creative aspiration but still set within the framework of traditional Malian instrumentation. As with the past efforts, the singer is again accompanied by acoustic guitar, n'goni (African lute), kora harp and balafon (a buzzing marimba). But here the stripped-down songs are darker and more mature, creating an overall vibe that sensuously haunting, particularly when she adds polyphonic multi-track call-and-response vocals. Amidst these earthy arrangements, the Kronos Quartet joins in for "Manian" and "Bowmboi." Having a western and modern classical feel, the music is a departure that nonetheless works because Traore matches their rhythms while staying within her creative vision. Indeed, her singing in her native Bamanan is the cornerstone to the album, soaring high and erupting into cadenzas or riding long wavering lines that shimmer with passion. –-Tad Hendrickson

    又是马里，无以伦比的非洲女声。
    西非真是个神奇的地方。有塞内加尔、有佛得角、有加纳、有马里。
    当音乐是生命的需要，是生命的真实表达，而不仅仅是消费品。

    以下内容转自[世界消遥游-何颖怡]:

    这几天嗜听Rokia Traore几张充满非洲弦乐、拍手节奏的音乐专辑，一来喜欢这种不温不火的流畅旋律调子，一来喜欢歌声中充满非洲传统乐器的原味乐音。在Rokia的音乐里发现了Ali Farka Toure和Boubacar Traore的影子，一把空心吉他伴随着的是马利传统乐器非洲竖琴kora与一弦琴、tama和doundoun，搭上Rokia流畅如潺潺流水的吟唱美声，绝对值得一听....

    《Bowmboe》的主要标题是每个人的童年时代，另外有好几首歌和上一张专辑《Wanita》都涉及到了当今非洲社会的妇女地位。"我们拥有很多我们母亲辈所不能拥有的自由"，"妇女必须为她们的正义而战，你们需要足够的勇气，所以我的很多歌都是献给那些坚强的妇女"。Rokia的声音好像一股细流，带着夕阳般淡淡的温度，教人沈思，教人怀想，教人勇敢，最喜欢与Kronos Quartet的那两首，在弦乐配合下浑然一体，传不传统融不融合之类的真的不那么重要了。

    Posted by david at January 23, 2008 07:04 PM

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    这张碟似乎出来的有些时间，质量确实上乘。记得05下半年，丽江古城里大店小店都放她的歌，俗得一塌糊涂。

    Posted by: 西藏5年 at February 15, 2008 05:12 PM

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