AFH345 - Khaira Arby

Distinguished diva from a point north of Timbuktu Family connections don’t always provide a leg-up on the ladder of life. Take Khaira Arby, for instance. Despite being a cousin of the mighty Ali Farka Toure, she was forbidden by her father to pursue her musical calling and instead bore a family. But domesticity couldn’t extinguish that dream and a resolute Khaira reinvented herself. And aren’t we glad. From a country where great singers grow on (baobab) trees, Khaira sits at the metaphorical top table and i