http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/06/09/rokia-traore-%e2%80%9cthe-man-i-love%e2%80%9d/ a conversation about black music Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:30:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/06/09/rokia-traore-%e2%80%9cthe-man-i-love%e2%80%9d/#comment-68874 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:16:52 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/06/09/rokia-traore-%e2%80%9cthe-man-i-love%e2%80%9d/#comment-68874 Love this...been in the mood for world music lately. Love this…been in the mood for world music lately.

]]> http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/06/09/rokia-traore-%e2%80%9cthe-man-i-love%e2%80%9d/#comment-68879 Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:12:31 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/06/09/rokia-traore-%e2%80%9cthe-man-i-love%e2%80%9d/#comment-68879 great to hear the new release. the cover of the man I love dropped my jaw - wasn't expecting it at all. rokia has alwas had that chilled bluesy feel, but with the cover she moves to a new space, while still adding something of her own - the sign of a great cover. overall, her music on this release seems to be even more intimate and stright from the soul - the stillness you describe captures it perfectly. stunning voice, stunning woman. great to hear the new release. the cover of the man I love dropped my jaw - wasn’t expecting it at all. rokia has alwas had that chilled bluesy feel, but with the cover she moves to a new space, while still adding something of her own - the sign of a great cover. overall, her music on this release seems to be even more intimate and stright from the soul - the stillness you describe captures it perfectly. stunning voice, stunning woman.

]]> http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/06/09/rokia-traore-%e2%80%9cthe-man-i-love%e2%80%9d/#comment-93686 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:25:20 -0600 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2008/06/09/rokia-traore-%e2%80%9cthe-man-i-love%e2%80%9d/#comment-93686 i love this woman. she is a brilliant musician. and also i wanted to thank you for bringing to my awareness that she has released another album! i'm gonna get it asap. i love this woman. she is a brilliant musician.
and also i wanted to thank you for bringing to my awareness that she has released another album!
i’m gonna get it asap.

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