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Rokia Traoré's new album, Né So, is out February 12. But you don't need to wait till then to hear it: the album is streaming in full till then as an NPR First Listen. NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas, who calls Traoré "fantastically gifted," notes that "the idea of refuge ... serves as a central catalyst to Traoré's gorgeous new album." She 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." Hear Né So in full here. Traoré kicks off a tour in London on Saturday, followed by stops throughout Europe in the weeks ahead. She heads to the US in late March for performances in NYC, DC, and Savannah.

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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

Feb 6 Roundhouse London, UNITED KINGDOM
Feb 7 Centralstation Darmstadt, GERMANY
Feb 8 Tollhaus Karlsruhe, GERMANY
Feb 9 Moods Zurich, SWITZERLAND
Feb 10 Turnhalle Bern, SWITZERLAND
Feb 11 Bi Nuu Berlin, GERMANY
Feb 11 FNAC Saint-Lazare in-store showcase Paris, FRANCE
Feb 25 Cent Quatre Paris, FRANCE
Feb 27 Palais du Littoral Dunkerque, FRANCE
Mar 5 Maison de la Culture Amiens, FRANCE
Mar 9 Cargo de Nuit Arles, FRANCE
Mar 10 Bikini Toulouse, FRANCE
Mar 12 L'Abbaye Fontevraud, FRANCE
Mar 16 North Sea Jazz Club Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
Mar 19 Flagey Brussels, BELGIUM
Mar 20 Maison Communale de Plainpalais Geneva, SWITZERLAND
Mar 23 Highline Ballroom New York, NY
Mar 25 Lisner Auditorium at GWU Washington, DC
Mar 26 Savannah Music Festival Savannah, GA
     
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  • Thursday, February 4, 2016
    Listen: Rokia Traoré's "Né So" Streaming in Full As NPR First Listen
    Danny Willems

    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

    Feb 6 Roundhouse London, UNITED KINGDOM
    Feb 7 Centralstation Darmstadt, GERMANY
    Feb 8 Tollhaus Karlsruhe, GERMANY
    Feb 9 Moods Zurich, SWITZERLAND
    Feb 10 Turnhalle Bern, SWITZERLAND
    Feb 11 Bi Nuu Berlin, GERMANY
    Feb 11 FNAC Saint-Lazare in-store showcase Paris, FRANCE
    Feb 25 Cent Quatre Paris, FRANCE
    Feb 27 Palais du Littoral Dunkerque, FRANCE
    Mar 5 Maison de la Culture Amiens, FRANCE
    Mar 9 Cargo de Nuit Arles, FRANCE
    Mar 10 Bikini Toulouse, FRANCE
    Mar 12 L'Abbaye Fontevraud, FRANCE
    Mar 16 North Sea Jazz Club Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
    Mar 19 Flagey Brussels, BELGIUM
    Mar 20 Maison Communale de Plainpalais Geneva, SWITZERLAND
    Mar 23 Highline Ballroom New York, NY
    Mar 25 Lisner Auditorium at GWU Washington, DC
    Mar 26 Savannah Music Festival Savannah, GA
         

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