Rokia Traoré's "Tchamantché" Nominated for Victoires de la Musique Award

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Rokia Traoré's Tchamantché has been nominated for the Victoires de la Musique award as Best World Music Album of the Year. The award, similar to the Grammys in the United States, recognizes the best in music from France. Rokia, the daughter of a Malian diplomat, has lived everywhere from North Africa to the Middle East to Europe, as well as in the Malian capital, Bamako, and now calls Paris home.

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Tchamantché, Rokia Traoré's recent release from Tama/Nonesuch, has been nominated for the Victoires de la Musique award as Best World Music Album of the Year. The award, similar to the Grammys in the United States, recognizes the best in music from France. Rokia, the daughter of a Malian diplomat, has lived everywhere from North Africa to the Middle East to Europe, as well as in the Malian capital, Bamako, and now calls Paris home. Tchamantché was recorded in Léon and Saint-Remy, France, in late 2007.

Les Victoires de la Musique will be handed out on Saturday, February 28, at the Zénith in Paris and will be broadcast live on both France 2 and France Inter. For more on the award and all the nominees, visit the French-language site lesvictoires.com.

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  • Friday, January 23, 2009
    Rokia Traoré's "Tchamantché" Nominated for Victoires de la Musique Award

    Tchamantché, Rokia Traoré's recent release from Tama/Nonesuch, has been nominated for the Victoires de la Musique award as Best World Music Album of the Year. The award, similar to the Grammys in the United States, recognizes the best in music from France. Rokia, the daughter of a Malian diplomat, has lived everywhere from North Africa to the Middle East to Europe, as well as in the Malian capital, Bamako, and now calls Paris home. Tchamantché was recorded in Léon and Saint-Remy, France, in late 2007.

    Les Victoires de la Musique will be handed out on Saturday, February 28, at the Zénith in Paris and will be broadcast live on both France 2 and France Inter. For more on the award and all the nominees, visit the French-language site lesvictoires.com.

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