Toumani Diabaté - Kaira

Recorded in London in a single afternoon in 1987 without overdubs, Kaira was the first solo kora album in recording history. The then twenty-one-year-old Toumani Diabate demonstrated astonishing technical virtuosity, weaving basslines, melodic ornamentation and rhythm simultaneously across twenty-one strings to reimagine classic Mande repertoire with unmatched clarity and emotional poise.