When Northern Mali Had Music: Kharia Arby

In 2002, Marco Werman from PRI's The World ventured to Mali. One of the many talented musicians in the country he met at the time was Khaira Arby. The singer of Moorish descent lived in Timbuktu at the time. For her own security, she's since moved south to the capital Bamako. But in 2002, Werman met her in Timbuktu. This was recorded over ten years ago, but to hear the music now in this city where Islamists last year banned music creates an eerie feeling.