[JPL] Rokia Traoré.

[Peter Solomon]

>From the AIR email list 

Thomas Marzahl (apparently) - 09:36pm Dec 2, 2008
via email - Freelance journalist/radio producer, Berlin, Germany

As some AIRsters and jazz afficionados will remember, a remarkable
tour of female jazz singers and several other female performers took
place in 2005 called "Billie and Me." The show, featuring Dianne
Reeves, Rita Coolidge and others, celebrated what would have been the
90th birthday of Billie Holiday. One of the performers in this show
was the Malian singer Rokia Traoré.

For a story I'm producing about Traoré I'm casting out my net on very
short notice to see if there is any audio available out there - or
any tips on how to obtain it - of her singing at any of these shows.
I've already contacted the Kennedy Center, and came up empty - so
don't bother with the DC connection... and I don't know where else
the tour stopped off in the States.

Any help is appreciated - off-list replies, please.

Cheers,

Thomas Marzahl
Journalist Editor Translator
Berlin, Germany
email tmarzahl (at) mac.com