CANCELLED - Rokia Koné
Unfortunately and through no fault of her own, Rokia Koné has had to cancel her upcoming UK Tour, including this show at Howard Assembly Room for Leeds Jazz Festival. Ticket holders will be notified by the ticket provider about next steps.
It’s a voice that soars – pure, clear and true — above infectious Mande guitar grooves. A stop-you-in-your-tracks voice instantly familiar to anyone in Mali, West Africa: Rokia Koné, aka the Rose of Bamako.
One of Mali’s most beloved and dynamic artists, Koné is a force to be reckoned with. Her captivating performances in the city’s local maquis clubs very often last for hours, as Koné runs the gamut of emotion from joy to despair, fury to tenderness, wielding that astounding voice with grace and power.
In 2016 she was to join feminist supergroup Les Amazones d’Afrique and make her debut on an international stage. And in 2022, Rokia released her debut album BAMANAN, a collaboration with producer Jacknife Lee (U2, R.E.M, Snow Patrol, The Killers).