Khaira Arby

Arby in 2012

Khaira Arby, known as The Nightingale of Timbuktu (21 September 1959 – 19 August 2018), was a Malian singer-songwriter.[1] She was born in Timbuktu, Mali Federation.

In 1992, Arby started a career under her own name, the first Malian woman to do so. In 2010, she became globally popular. She toured the United States,[2] performed at Pop Montreal in 2010, and at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 2011.[3]

Arby wrote and sang in the indigenous languages of the region, Songhai, Tamachek, Bambara, and in Arabian.

Arby died on 19 August 2018 in Bamako, Mali from breast cancer at the age of 59.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Khaira Arby n’est plus : Une grande artiste quitte la scène Archived 2018-08-20 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  2. ↑ "Khaira Arby and her band returning to North America, playing some shows w/ Delicate Steve (summer 2011 dates)". Brooklynvegan.com. 2011-06-30. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
  3. ↑ Montreal Jazz Festival Announces Complete Lineup with the B-52s, Galactic, Poirier's Sound System
  4. ↑ Mort de la chanteuse Khaira Arby, « le rossignol de Tombouctou » (in French)