Kaira

Description

First released in 1988, Kaira is the debut album by Toumani Diabaté, master player of the kora — the 21-string West African harp. Kaira remains one of the most important and influential kora albums of all time. It was the first international release to feature a solo kora without vocals. The album made Toumani an overnight star, while establishing the kora's reputation as one of Africa's most captivating and versatile indigenous instruments. Kaira is now reissued on CD for the first time in nearly two decades, as part of Chrysalis Records' acclaimed series of reissues of Toumani Diabaté's music. Remastered from the production masters by Phil Kinrade at AIR Mastering. Housed in a 4-panel digisleeve with an accompanying 8-page booklet featuring new liner notes and previously unpublished photographs by co-producer Lucy Duran.