Khaira Arby
Khaira Arby | |
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Background information | |
Born | Timbuktu, Mali Federation | 21 September 1959
Died | 19 August 2018 Bamako, Mali | (aged 58)
Occupation(s) | Traditional Malian singer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Khaira Arby, known as The Nightingale of Timbuktu (21 September 1959 – 19 August 2018), was a Malian singer.[1]
Early life
Arby was the daughter of a
Arby left Timbuktu to join the artistic troupe of Gao, a town 400 km to the east. Her father and her husband tried to make her give up her artistic career, but she resumed musical activity in the group Badema National after a break.[3] Arby divorced her reluctant husband and remarried later.[4]
Career
In 1992, Arby started a career under her own name, the first Malian woman to do so. In 2010, she gained recognition beyond Mali and her music received a favorable reception in North America. She toured the United States[5] and performed at Pop Montreal in 2010 and the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 2011.[6]
In 2012,
Works
Arby wrote and sang in the indigenous languages of the region:
Death
Arby died on August 19, 2018, in a hospital in Bamako. Her son said she had been treated for heart problems. [9]
References
- ^ "Mali • Khaira Arby n'est plus : Une grande artiste quitte la scène • Malijet". malijet.co. 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Khaira Arby age, hometown, biography". Last.fm.
- ^ "Khaira Arby: avant de rentrer à Tombouctou". La Presse. 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Khaira Arby: Mali's Reigning Queen Of Song". NPR.
- ^ "Khaira Arby and her band returning to North America, playing some shows w/ Delicate Steve (summer 2011 dates)". Brooklynvegan.com. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Montreal Jazz Festival Announces Complete Lineup with the B-52s, Galactic, Poirier's Sound System | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
- ^ Au Mali, le Truth Continue Liberation. (in French)
- ^ "Mort de la chanteuse Khaira Arby, « le rossignol de Tombouctou »". Le Monde. 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Khaira Arby, Outspoken Malian Singer With Global Reach, Dies at 58". nytimes.com. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2022.