tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046308099405720077.post3346361249513317515..comments2023-09-18T02:22:46.444-07:00Comments on What's He Building In There?: Khaira Arby at ZebulonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02255441009697639204noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046308099405720077.post-54207024982458092042010-10-19T17:01:21.791-07:002010-10-19T17:01:21.791-07:00I had the privilege of hearing and sharing the sta...I had the privilege of hearing and sharing the stage with Khaira 3 times last month thanks to the Sway Machinery. What strikes me most about her music is that it's endlessly patient and intensely urgent all at the same time. Come to think of it, her music is full of this kind of paradox. Her voice is frighteningly strong, but still sweet. And at any moment her band is somehow both rough around the edges and impeccably tight. Maybe her music is so hard for me to comprehend because it comes from so far away. There is probably no place in the world that is less like New York City than Tombouctou, Mali. Every culture and way of life in the world seems to have access to a unique patchwork of the world’s mysteries and secrets. While I love New York and am so grateful for all of its opportunities, people like Khaira remind me that there may be simple truths about life which I will never know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01915242121851984842noreply@blogger.com