Show Archive

Kaira Ba

Date City Venue
10/23/24 Durham, NC ArtsMarket / North Carolina Presenter’s Consortium
Time: 8:30 am. Age restrictions: All Ages. This is a showcase for Conference attendees only!
10/10/24 Charlottesville, VA Potter’s Craft Cider
Time: 7:00 pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 1350 Arrowhead Valley Rd. We’re so excited to return to Cville! More details TBA!
10/04/24 Pittsboro, NC Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival
Time: 6:00 pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. We are thrilled to return to Shakori Hills! This is our hometown crowd, and we know how to WORK IT! We’ll be on the Meadow Stage at 6pm. More information
07/12/24 Richmond, VA Reveler
Time: 8:00 pm. Admission: $30. Address: 3108 W Cary St. Révéler presents a magical, intoxicating cabaret show packed with exceptional performers and wild surprises. This cabaret variety show features the music of Diali Cissokho and his band Kaira Ba (“The Great Peace”), who explore the spiritual songs, stories, and rhythms of Senegal while featuring the enthralling sounds of the 22-stringed bridge-harp kora. The show is packed with magical moments, hilarious games, torchy songs, and a cast of sideshow performers that includes a sword-swallower. More information
06/29/24 Durham, NC Missy Lane’s Assembly Room
Time: 6:30 pm. Admission: $25/$30. This show will be a co-bill with our dear friends Africa Unplugged, and will feature a special surprise (think SUPERBAND) during one or both of our sets… come and see! Note that this is an early show, starting at 6:30pm!
06/08/24 Ocracoke, NC OcraFolk Music Festival
Age restrictions: All Ages. We are thrilled to return to OcraFolk, one of our favorite festivals OF ALL TIME! The 2024 schedule will be released in May, so check back for updates then. More information
05/24/24 Martinsville, VA Rooster Walk
Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Pop’s Farm, 675 Hobson Rd. Excited to join the Rooster Walk 14 lineup in Martinsville, VA this May! See us on the Lake Stage from 5-6:30, and on the Eye Level Stage from 9:10 to 10:10!
05/01/24 Durham, NC Motorco Music Hall
Time: 8:00 pm. Admission: $20/25. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 723 Rigsbee Ave. Venue phone: (919) 901-0875. This is a Benefit show for a local organization, Go Conscious Earth, that is currently working to support the flood victims in Equateur Province, DR Congo. Also on the bill: Africa Unplugged and Oxente! The roof will be blown off… come be a part of that!
03/04/24 Chapel Hill, NC Smith Middle School
Age restrictions: All Ages. Private trio school performance for Global Connections event!
02/05/24 - 02/09/24 Columbia, NC Tyrrell County Public Schools
Age restrictions: All Ages. Diali and Will from Kaira Ba will be spending a week in Tyrrell County, NC working with public school students throughout the county.
02/03/24 Hackettstown, New Jersey Sitnik Theater
Time: 8:00 pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 715 Grand Avenue.
02/02/24 Charlottesville, VA The Front Porch
Time: 8:00 pm. Admission: $20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 221 East Water St.. The Front Porch and WTJU are excited to present an evening with Kaira Ba. This project is made possible in part through the Mid Atlantic Folk and Traditional Arts – Community Projects program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
02/01/24 Richmond, VA Reveler
Time: 8:00 pm. Admission: $15-20. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: 3108 W Cary St. We’ll be playing two separate shows tonight! Early show: doors @ 7p / show 8p – 9:10p. Late show: doors @ 9:25p / show 9:40p-10:50p. Premium Reserved seats are $20 and Reserved seats are $15. Capacity for each show is capped at 74.