Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Rokia Traore's BEAUTIFUL AFRICA will be released in the US on September 24, 2013. The record, which was released internationally earlier this year to critical acclaim, was produced by English musician John Parish (PJ Harvey, Eels, Sparklehorse). BEAUTIFUL AFRICA'S lyrics are sung in Traore's native languages of French and Bambara, as well as some English. Traore performs music from her new album in New York City on November 15 as part of Lincoln Center's White Light's Festival.