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Salif Keïta, born August 25, 1949 in Djoliba (Mali), is a Malian singer and musician. He is the father of the French athlete Nantenin Keïta, specialist in the 400 meters and double Paralympic champion. Salif Keïta is a descendant of the founder of the Mali Empire, Sundiata Keïta. Suffering from albinism, he dreams of becoming a teacher but is rejected because of his poor eyesight. He then…
Salif Keïta è un cantante maliano.È stato nominato , ma è noto anche perché affetto da albinismo e per essere un discendente diretto del fondatore dell'impero del Mali, Sundjata Keïta. Secondo il sistema castale maliano Salif Keïta non sarebbe dovuto diventare un cantante.A causa del suo albinismo venne emarginato dalla sua famiglia e dalla sua comunità poiché l'albinismo è un segno di sfortuna nella cultura Mandinga.
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Salif Keita (b. 25 August 1949), is an internationally recognized afro-pop singer and songwriter from Djoliba, Mali. He has a reputation as the "Golden Voice of Africa", he is also a descendant of the Mali Empire's founder, Sundiata Keita. He was outcast by his family & ostracized by the community, because he was an albino - a sign of bad luck in Mandinka culture. In 1967, he left Djoliba for Bamako, where he joined the government-sponsored Super Rail Band de Bamako (aka Super Rail Band). <a hr
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