Music picks of the week

Rokia Traore, On tourInteresting times in the world of "world". On the one hand, the genre must mourn the passing of one of its most passionate spokespersons, Charlie Gillett. On the other, one must delight in the constant stream of impressive new music from Africa, specifically from Mali. In the last year there have been more terrific releases from Tinariwen, Amadou & Mariam, and now Rokia Traore returns to remind of the country's musical diversity. This is not an artist who has worked in splen...

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