Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Rokia Traoré's sixth album, Né So, is out on Nonesuch Records next Friday, February 12. But you don't need to wait till then to hear it: the album is streaming in full below till then as an NPR First Listen.

"These days, the idea of home is on the mind of the fantastically gifted singer, songwriter and instrumentalist Rokia Traoré," writes NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas. "It's been four years since Mali, Traoré's native west African country, began descending into ongoing bedlam ... It's no surprise that the idea of refuge—but also of abiding roots, and of possessing bone-deep knowledge of a specific place—serves as a central catalyst to Traoré's gorgeous new album, Né So, whose title means 'home' in the Bambara language."

Tsioulcas later concludes: "Né So is a sonically beautiful project, for sure, and it's easy to get lost in the lilting rhythms and Traoré's smoky voice. But if you're simply sitting back with this album, you may have missed her point."

Read the complete review at npr.org/music and hear Né So in full below. Reserve a copy of Né So on iTunes and the Nonesuch Store to download the title track now.

Rokia Traoré kicks off her a two-month tour with a concert at the Roundhouse in London this Saturday night, followed by stops in Germany, Switzerland, France, Netherlands, and Belgium in the weeks ahead. She heads to the United States in late March for performances in New York, DC, and Savannah. She will give a free in-store performance at FNAC Saint-Lazare in Paris on release day, February 12. See below for all of the currently scheduled dates. For all the latest, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

ROKIA TRAORÉ ON TOUR