Khaira Arby at Johnny Brenda's

Malian singer Khaira Arby, the "Nightingale of the North" (and cousin of late great guitarist Ali Farka Toure), makes the rarest of Philadelphia appearances at Johnny Brenda's in Fishtown tonight. David Stampone's preview of the siren of the Sahara from the Friday Inquirer Wkend section is here. Check out her enthralling desert blues below.

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