Rokia Traoré is in New York City to perform at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) tonight as part of the Nonesuch Records at BAM series celebrating the label's 50th anniversary. She stopped by WNYC's Soundcheck to perform from her latest album, Beautiful Africa, and talk with host John Schaefer about the record and much more.

"It's impossible not to be transported by Rokia Traoré's voice and unique adaptation of rock," says the show. "The daughter of a diplomat, Traoré spent her childhood traveling to Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, and France, and her travels exposed her to jazz, classical, Indian music and rock. Those early transformative experiences especially translate into her newest release, 2013's Beautiful Africa."

You can hear the performance and interview here:

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Toumani Diabaté and Sidiki Diabaté, who were meant to join Rokia Traoré for tonight's performance at BAM, will not be able to do so. The show will still feature Traoré, who will perform a longer set. She will also be joined by label mates Kronos Quartet following their performance of Landfall with Laurie Anderson at the BAM Harvey Theater earlier in the evening. (Kronos performed on Traoré's 2004 Nonesuch debut album, Bowmboï.)

To pick up a copy of Beautiful Africa, which NPR has said "is just as smart and lovely as its creator," head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where CD orders include a free MP3 download of the complete album at checkout.