℗ 2013 Nonesuch Records Inc.
| Released | September 24, 2013 |
| Duration | 44m 50s |
| Record Label | Nonesuch |
| Genre | World |
Beautiful Africa
Rokia Traore
Available in MQA and 88.2 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Lalla
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3:28 | |||
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1.2
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Kouma
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3:58 | |||
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1.3
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Sikey
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3:28 | |||
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1.4
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Ka Moun Kè
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6:25 | |||
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1.5
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Mélancolie
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4:05 | |||
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1.6
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N'Téri
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9:27 | |||
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1.7
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Tuit Tuit
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5:23 | |||
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1.8
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Beautiful Africa
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3:34 | |||
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1.9
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Sarama
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5:02 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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"The Malian singer Rokia Traoré has a gentle voice with a steely core, one that’s revealed more clearly than ever on Beautiful Africa."
- New York Times
Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Rokia Traoré’s presents her new album, Beautiful Africa. The record, which was released to critical acclaim, was produced by English musician John Parish. Beautiful Africa’s lyrics are sung in Traoré’s native languages of French and Bambara, as well as some English.
The album was produced by John Parish, who does for Ms. Traoré what he’s done for P. J. Harvey and Eels: stripping away all unnecessary prettiness, focusing on a handful of instruments and a fully exposed voice, scratches and all. The album captures songs as they meditate, like 'Mélancolie,' or spontaneously combust, like 'Kouma,' about seduction and betrayal, and 'Sikey,' about defying caste." Read the complete review at nytimes.com.
88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Nonesuch Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.72 -1.35 to 0.00 | -14.99 -17.48 to -13.12 | -12.50 -14.80 to -10.40 | 9 7 to 10 | |
| 1 | Lalla | 0.00 | -13.92 | -11.6 | 8 |
| 2 | Kouma | 0.00 | -13.12 | -10.4 | 7 |
| 3 | Sikey | -0.45 | -15.07 | -12.6 | 9 |
| 4 | Ka Moun Kè | -1.26 | -14.11 | -12.0 | 8 |
| 5 | Mélancolie | -0.68 | -14.22 | -11.6 | 8 |
| 6 | N'Téri | 0.00 | -16.77 | -14.5 | 9 |
| 7 | Tuit Tuit | -1.29 | -16.00 | -13.2 | 10 |
| 8 | Beautiful Africa | -0.03 | -14.25 | -11.8 | 9 |
| 9 | Sarama | -1.35 | -17.48 | -14.8 | 10 |