Rokia Traore Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by Rokia Traore:

Not what you would call a musical family, but my father used to play saxophone, and I discovered many genres of music when I was a child.
~Rokia Traore


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I loved music - listening and playing - but of course I could not imagine I would be a professional musician. It really happened step by step.
~Rokia Traore


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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 Traore


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A melody without the right rhythm hardly exists.
~Rokia Traore


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/rokia-traore-quotes/#c89b45b1

We need self-confidence in our ability to build Africa. I trust in Mali and I trust in music.
~Rokia Traore


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/rokia-traore-quotes/#c2ee48ae

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