Salif Keita
Salif Keita was born in Mali on August 25th, 1949 and is the World Music Singer. At the age of 74, Salif Keita biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Salif Keta (IPA: [salif keita]) (born August 25, 1949) is an afro-pop singer-songwriter from Mali.
He is well-known for his role as the "Golden Voice of Africa" but also because he has albinism.
He is a member of the Keita royal family of Mali.
Early life
Salif Keita was born in the village of Djoliba as a traditional prince. He was born to the Keita royal family, who trace their ances to Sundiata Keita, the Mali Empire's founder. He was rejected by his family and ostracized by the family for his albinism, a sign of bad luck in Mandinka history. He began to play music in his teenage years, distancing him from his family because of work prohibitions of his noble status. He left Djoliba for Bamako in 1967, where he joined the government-sponsored Super Rail Band de Bamako. Keita joined Les Ambassadeurs in 1973 (du Motel de Bamako). During the 1970s, Keita and Les Ambassadeurs reacted to political unrest in Mali, and the group was renamed Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux. The fame of this band in the late 1970s soared internationally, leading to Keita's pursue of a solo career in the ensuing years.
He is the father of Paralympian athlete Nantenin Keita.
Keita and his bandmates immigrated to Mali in the mid-1970s due to civil strife. They landed in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where they often had to rent equipment to perform shows. The band (now Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux) has steadily risen in fame in the intervening years. Mandjou's 1978 album, Mandjou, became a huge hit in West Africa.
Sékou Touré, the President of Guinea, appointed Keita as an Officer of the National Order of Merit in 1976. Since being on a formal visit in 1974, the President had been a fan of Keita and the band. Even after leaving Mali, Touré had remained a fan and supporter. Keita created the song "Mandjou" (featured on the eponymous 1978 album) as a praise song for Touré, in an attempt to honor the honour. However, by the time the song was released, Touré had utterly resorted to authoritarian rule and plunged his world into bloodshed and chaos. "Mandjou" by Keita is also available in rearranged versions.
Keita made a leap to Paris in 1984 to appeal to a larger audience and pursue a solo career. His music incorporated traditional West African music styles with influences from both Europe and Americas.
Keita was well-known in Africa at the time and had a large fan base among connoisseurs around the world. Soro's debut in 1987 was his first-breakthrough album. Ibrahima Sylla, a visionary who had already discovered hundreds of African stars (and would later become Africa's driving force behind Africando), was involved in the project. The performances featured roiling rhythms, slightly nasal female backup choirs, and traditional Malian percussion.
Balances, djembes, guitars, koras, organs, saxophones, and synthesizers are among the musical equipments that are commonly used in Keita's work. Nelson Mandela's release from jail was a call at the Nelson Mandela birthday tribute concert in 1988. Keita contributed "Begin the Beguine" to the Cole Porter tribute/AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Blue, which was released by the Red Hot Organization in 1990.
Keita's career as one of Europe's best-known world music artists, but his work was sometimes criticized for the gloss of its production and the occasional haphazard appearance. However, shortly after the millennium's turning, he returned to Bamako, Mali, to live and record. Moffou's first album after returning home, 2002's Moffou, was praised as his best album in many years, and Keita was inspired to create a recording studio in Bamako, which he used for his album M'Bemba, which was released in October 2005.
Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter, drummer Paco Sery, guitarist Carlos Santana, and percussionist Bill Summers were among the guest artists on his albums.
About the year 2009, Keita's album La Différence was released. Keita has been crusading all his life, and the project is devoted to the struggle of the world albino people (victims of human sacrifice). "I am black/my skin is white/my skin is white/some are black/some are white/some are black/some are white/some are black/all of us are beautiful/the world will be lovely" in one of the album's songs.
Bamako, Beirut, Paris, and Los Angeles were all recorded as having La Différence. The unique musical feeling is heightened by soulful pitches in the track "Samigna" which emanates from Lebanese jazzman Ibrahim Maalouf's trumpet.
In 2001, Keita's song "Tomorrow" was included in Will Smith's film Ali.
La Différence received one of his career's highest musical awards, the Best World Music 2010 at the Victoires de la musique.
He pulled out of a performance in Israel in 2013 after what he described as "threats" from the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign. He later posted a letter on his Facebook page claiming that he couldn't attend the conference because he was afraid of "being hurt personally or professionally," but that BDS was still "love[d] Israel," slamming BDS as a "extremist group" that used "scare tactics and bullying."
In November 2018, he announced his departure from performing at a concert in Fana, Mali. Un Autre Blanc, the album that was announced at the festival, will be his last.
Career
Keita and his comrades immigrated from Mali in the mid-1970s due to civil strife. They settled in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where they often had to hire equipment to perform shows. In the ensuing years, the band (now called Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux) has steadily increased in fame. Mandjou's 1978 album, Mandjou, became a overnight sensation in West Africa.
Sékou Touré, the President of Guinea, appointed Keita an Officer of the National Order of Merit in 1976. Since being on a formal visit in 1974, the President had been a fan of Keita and the band. Even after they left Mali, Touré stayed a fan and supporter. Keita created "Mandjou" (featured on the eponymous 1978 album) as a praise song for Touré in order to honor the occasion. However, Touré had entirely returned to authoritarian rule and plunged his world into bloodshed and chaos by the time the album was released. "Mandjou" is still performed by Keita in rearranged versions.
Keita first went to Paris in 1984 to reach a larger audience and pursue a solo career. His music incorporated traditional West African music styles with influences from both Europe and the Americas.
Keita was once well-known in Africa and had a large fan base among connoisseurs around the world at that time. In 1987, Soro released his first album, which was a foreign smashthrough record. Ibrahima Sylla, a visionary who had already discovered hundreds of African actors (and would later become the driving force behind Africando), was involved in the project. The performances featured roiling rhythms, marginal female backup choirs, and traditional Malian percussion.
Balfons, djembes, guitars, koras, organs, saxophones, and synthesizers are among Keita's most popular musical devices. Nelson Mandela's release from prison was protested at a Nelson Mandela tribute concert in 1988. Keita contributed "Begin the Beguine" to the Cole Porter tribute/AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Blue, which was released by the Red Hot Organization in 1990.
Keita achieved fame in Europe as one of Africa's top musicians of jazz, but his career was criticized for both the gloss of its production and occasional haphazard appearances. However, shortly after the centennium's triumph, he returned to Bamako, Mali, to live and record. Moffou's debut as a homegrown artist in 2002, was praised as his best album in many years, and Keita was inspired to create a recording studio in Bamako, which he used for his album M'Bemba, which was released in October 2005.
Weather Report founder Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter, drummer Paco Sery, guitarist Carlos Santana, and percussionist Bill Summers are among the percussionists on his albums.
La Différence, Keita's album, was released about the year 2009. The work is devoted to the struggles of the world albino community (victims of human sacrifice), for whom Keita has been crusading all his life. "I am black/my skin is white/my blood is black/some are black/some are white/some are white/I am white/some are black/some are white/some are black/all of us are beautiful" in one of the album's tracks: "I am black/my skin is white/my blood is black/I am white/some are black/some are black/some are white/some are black/some are black/some are blue/some are white/some are white/nevent "i
Between Bamako, Beirut, Paris, and Los Angeles, La Différence was recorded. The unique musical sensation is heightened by soulful pitches in the song "Samigna" that emerged from the trumpet of Lebanese jazzman Ibrahim Maalouf's booming.
In 2001, Keita's song "Tomorrow" was included in Will Smith's Will Smith film Ali.
La Différence received one of his career's most coveted musical awards: the Best World Music 2010 at the Victoires de la musique.
He postponed a performance in Israel in 2013 after what he described as "threats" from the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign. He later wrote a letter on Facebook announcing that he had cancelled the event because he was afraid of "being hurt personally or professionally," but later said he still "love[d] Israel," accusing the organization of "scare tactics and bullying."
He resigned from performing at a concert in Fana, Mali, in November 2018. This will be his last album, Un Autre Blanc, which was announced at the festival.