Beautiful Africa

Beautiful Africa
Studio album by
Rokia Traoré
ReleasedApril 8, 2013 (2013-04-08)
GenreInternational
Length44:58
LabelNonesuch
ProducerJohn Parish
Rokia Traoré chronology
Tchamantché
(2008) 		Beautiful Africa
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic87/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Evening Standard[3]
The Guardian[4]
Mojo[5]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)B+[6]
musicOMH[7]
The Observer[8]
Pitchfork8.1/10[9]
Tom HullB+ ()[10]
Uncut8/10[11]

Beautiful Africa is the fifth studio album by Maliian musician Rokia Traoré. It was released in April 2013 under Nonesuch Records.

Track list

No.TitleLength
1."Lalla"3:29
2."Kouma"4:00
3."Sikey"3:28
4."Ka Moun Kè"6:26
5."Mélancolie"4:08
6."N'téri"9:27
7."Tuit Tuit"5:23
8."Beautiful Africa"3:34
9."Sarama"5:03

Charts

Chart (2013) Position
BEL
(Vl)[12]		 86
BEL
(Wa)		 120
FR 66

References

  1. ^ "Beautiful Africa Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom (April 8, 2013). "Beautiful Africa - Rokia Traoré". AllMusic. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  3. ^ Simon, Broughton (3 May 2013). "Album reviews: April 2013". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  4. ^ Denselow, Robin (2013-04-05). "Rokia Traoré: Beautiful Africa – review". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  5. ^ Seb Rochford's drumming gives songs such as Kouma an unavoidably non-traditional kick, and the guitars (primarily by the singer herself) have a crunch missing from her early recordings. [May 2013, p.85]
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (September 28, 2013). "Blind Lemon Jefferson/Rokia Traore/Robert Sarazin Blake With Jefferson Hamer and the Powderkegs". Robert Christgau. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  7. ^ Paton, Daniel (2013-04-08). "Album Review". MusicOMH.com. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  8. ^ Spencer, Neil (31 March 2013). "Rokia Traoré: Beautiful Africa – review". The Observer. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  9. ^ Tangari, Joe (April 11, 2013). "Beautiful Africa - Rokia Traoré". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  10. ^ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Rokia Traoré". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  11. ^ It's the record fans of her explosive live shows always hoped she would make and a career highlight. [May 2013, p.79]
  12. ^ "Details". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
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