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Mali singer Salif Keita highlights plight of African albinos

2225 days ago

Reuters — Like many people, Malian musician Salif Keita first became aware he was different when he started school. His skin was white; all the other kids were black. more info

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Salif Keita's 40 years of vocal majesty have humble roots

2809 days ago

Chicago Tribune — Malian singer Salif Keita’s voice can waver over astounding stretches, especially in flights when he seems like he’s at his most vulnerable. This vibrato derived, in part, from a chore he had to do while he was growing up near the Niger River in ... more info

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Tony Allen and Rizzle Kicks join Damon Albarn's Africa Express

4513 days ago

Guardian Music — Artists will cross the UK by train in September for a concert series featuring music from Europe, America and AfricaTony Allen, Rizzle Kicks, Carl Barât and electronic wunderkind Nicolas Jaar are among the acts to have now climbed aboard the Africa ... more info

Damon Albarn Tony Allen Amadou & Mariam Fatboy Slim Martha Wainwright Salif Keita Nneka Kano Baaba Maal Noisettes

Names announced for the African Express

4527 days ago

Guardian Music — Baaba Maal, Damon Albarn and Bombay Bicycle are among the lineup of musicians who will tour the UK by train in SeptemberReading this on mobile? Click her to view videoThe collective of African and western musicians known as Africa Express has reveale... more info

Noisettes Kano Baaba Maal Damon Albarn Amadou & Mariam Yeah Yeah Yeahs Bombay Bicycle Club Fatboy Slim Martha Wainwright Salif Keita

The Fes festival resonates in the real world | Mary Finnigan

4562 days ago

Guardian Music — Faouzi Skali founded Morocco's spiritual music festival, a haven of peace among the bloodshed across the Arab worldThe Moroccan philanthropist Faouzi Skali founded the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music in 1994. For the past 12 years the programme ha... more info

Youssou N'Dour Salif Keita Ravi Shankar Joan Baez

Festivals guide 2012 listings: jazz, blues, funk and soul festivals

4594 days ago

Guardian Music — If soulful stuff is what you're after, here are the best jazz fests taking place this summer up and down the countryBluesFestWhen 26 June-6 JulyWhere Various venues in London and ManchesterWhat Performers bring out the blues in their musicWho Nick Lo... more info

Nick Lowe Erykah Badu Van Morrison George Benson Ian Siegal Jools Holland The James Taylor Quartet Salif Keita Lucinda Williams Sonny Rollins Mr. Scruff Clare Teal

Roberto Fonseca – review

4652 days ago

Guardian Music — Barbican, LondonAfrican musicians have long been fascinated by Cuban styles, but here was a rousing demonstration of what can happen when a great Cuban pianist becomes obsessed with Africa. "The first album I ever heard was Salif Keita's Soro," said ... more info

Roberto Fonseca Fonseca Salif Keita Buena Vista Social Club

Can opera singers sing pop – and vice versa?

4896 days ago

Guardian Music — It takes years of training for opera singers to master their art. But would those skills help or hinder in singing pop songs? And what about the other way round?I remember hearing the great Malian singer Salif Keita for the first time in 1980. Joy Di... more info

Salif Keita Joy Division Blondie Kiri Te Kanawa Antony and the Johnsons

Cesaria Evora: Cesaria Evora & ... – review

5064 days ago

Guardian Music — (Sony Music) I've always been a little suspicious of albums consisting entirely of duets – it seems like an easy way of reworking a back catalogue, and doesn't always sustain for a full set – but this one is different. Evora is the one of the mos... more info

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Sting, Sinéad O'Connor and Robert Downey Jr unite for charity album

5084 days ago

Guardian Music — Stars team up for Prayer Cycle 2: Path to Zero, a benefit record that also features a cameo from late Doors singer Jim MorrisonSting, Sinéad O'Connor, Robert Downey Jr and, er, Korn's Jonathan Davis are among the contributors to a new album of "wor... more info

Sting Korn James Taylor Alanis Morissette Salif Keita System of a Down Serj Tankian The Zeros Linkin Park

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Mali singer Salif Keita highlights plight of African albinos

Salif Keita's 40 years of vocal majesty have humble roots

Tony Allen and Rizzle Kicks join Damon Albarn's Africa Express

Names announced for the African Express

The Fes festival resonates in the real world | Mary Finnigan

Festivals guide 2012 listings: jazz, blues, funk and soul festivals

Roberto Fonseca – review

Can opera singers sing pop – and vice versa?

Cesaria Evora: Cesaria Evora & ... – review

Sting, Sinéad O'Connor and Robert Downey Jr unite for charity album

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