Kaira Ba's guest appearances

Kaira Ba

Adobe And Teardrops Podcast

Spoken Stories

WKNC Interviews

Michael Lerner

Hank Smith

Anthony Hamilton

Avi Buffalo

Speedy Ortiz

Kenny Roby

Sarah Jaffe

Corb Lund

Robert Earl Keen

Warrel Dane

Lizzy Ross

Jon Stickley

Wye Oak

Gary Phillips

Sarah Shook

OwlTail

Gary Phillips is the 2016-2018 poet laureate of Carrboro, North Carolina. He is a writer, naturalist and entrepreneur. He lives in a rammed earth house with his wife Ilana Dubester. Gary avidly reads poetry and anthropological science fiction, studies amphibian activities on full moon nights and was once chair of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners. His book of poetry and occasional pieces, The Boy The Brave Girls was printed in 2016 by Human Error Publishing (Wendell, Mass). With our musical feature being Kaira Ba.

Episode 4 - Gary Phillips w/ Kaira Ba

Few artists are as capable of crafting music as emotive and engaging as Diali Cissokho &amp; Kaira Ba. Though Cissokho is primarily singing in a wide array of languages that the average layman won’t be able to comprehend, the passion still oozes from this incredibly charismatic performer. The music of Diali Cissokho &amp; Kaira Ba is unlike any I’ve heard before, be that from North Carolina or West Africa. Cissokho has been working on mastering the kora since he was 5 years old, and after a few decades the instrument seems to be an extension of himself. Leading up to the release of the band’s second full-length album, The Great Peace, I was joined in the studio by Diali and the rest of the band.Throughout our conversation the eclectic group of performers shed some light upon the origin of the band, how they met, what the name means, and so much more. The group feels less like a band of musicians and more like a family, they’re tightly knit and seem to share the same deep rooted passion for music. Throughout the hour we discussed overcoming cultural boundaries, inspiration for music, and some of Diali’s rich history in his home country of Senegal.The band also shared three tracks from The Great Peace  that you can stream below along with our full conversation.

Few artists are as capable of crafting music as emotive and engaging as Diali Cissokho &amp; Kaira Ba. Though Cissokho is primarily singing in a wide array of languages that the average layman won’t be able to comprehend, the passion still oozes from this incredibly charismatic performer. The music of Diali Cissokho &amp; Kaira Ba is unlike any I’ve heard before, be that from North Carolina or West Africa. Cissokho has been working on mastering the kora since he was 5 years old, and after a few decades the instrument seems to be an extension of himself. Leading up to the release of the band’s second full-length album, The Great Peace, I was joined in the studio by Diali and the rest of the band.<br><br>Throughout our conversation the eclectic group of performers shed some light upon the origin of the band, how they met, what the name means, and so much more. The group feels less like a band of musicians and more like a family, they’re tightly knit and seem to share the same deep rooted passion for music. Throughout the hour we discussed overcoming cultural boundaries, inspiration for music, and some of Diali’s rich history in his home country of Senegal.<br>The band also shared three tracks from The Great Peace  that you can stream below along with our full conversation.

Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba