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Rokia Traore, Reshaping the Music of Mali

Published October 18, 2004 at 12:00 AM EDT

The young Malian-born singer Rokia Traore is reshaping her country's music. Producer Roy Hurst talks with Traore about her critically acclaimed third album, Bowmboi.

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