Keïta, Salif, 1949-
URI(s)
Variants
- Keyita, Salifu, 1949-
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1949-08-25
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Super Rail Band
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Ambassadeurs du motel (Musical group)
Has Affiliation
- Organization: Ambassadeurs internationaux (Musical group)
Associated Locale
- Mali
Field of Activity
Occupation
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Sources
- found: Ambassadeurs Internationaux (Musical group). Dance music from West Africa [SR] p1984:label (Salif Keita) container (b. in Mali; musician & songwriter; not to be confused with soccer player of same name)
- found: Penguin encycl. of popular music(Keïta, Salif, b. Djoliba, Mali, 1949; vocalist & composer)
- found: Britannica online, viewed Feb. 21, 2015(Salif Keita, Malian singer-songwriter; b. Aug. 25, 1949; known for blending African music traditions, esp. Mande, with jazz, rhythm and blues, and other popular music styles to pioneer the Afropop genre; albino; moved to Bamako at age 18, joined the group Rail Band, then Les Ambassadeurs to Motel (later Les Ambassadeurs Internationales [i.e. Internationaux]), in Mali and then Côte d'Ivoire; moved to Paris in the early 1980s to pursue solo career; returned to Bamako in 2001; in 2005 he established the Salif Keita Global Foundation, dedicated to raising awareness about struggles of albinos)
- found: Yeelen, 2009:ending credits (music, Salifu Keyita)
LC Classification
- ML419.K43
Instance Of
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Change Notes
- 1991-09-05: new
- 2016-07-07: revised
Alternate Formats