fri 27 may 2016 20:00 hrs
The Malian singer Khaira Arby with band accompaniment during the Haarlemmerhout Festival 2015.
By the end of the 70s, singer Khaira Arby was one of the first Malian women to have a breakthrough in the Malian music scene. With her powerful voice and stage performance she gained worldwide recogition. She´s called ´Queen of Desert Blues´ and justly so. 
Khaira Arby is a cousin of the famous Malian singer/guitarist Ali Farka Touré. Like Touré, Arby uses traditional songs and melodies which she changes to create new pieces.
- Goumou, trad. (10:17)
- Tarabe, trad. (07:54)
- Tchini tchini, trad. (08:09)
- Wagdioi, trad. (07:58)
- Hala, trad. (03:55)
- Liliyore trad. (08:33)
1 t/m 6 Khaira Arby live in Haarlem - Rokia Traoré, Laïdu (06:25)
- Hasna el Becharia, Hakmet Lakdar (05:49)
CD Desert Blues 2 (2002) Network
Live recording by Khaira Arby and band accompaniment
Engineer and producer: Wijnand de Groot.
