Salif Keïta, the defiant Malian football legend who created history on and off the field: Former Malian footballer Salif “Domingo” Këita, who passed away on 2 September in Bamako, embodied a crucial moment in the history of African football, helping shape its relationship with the world. His influence was also felt in Europe, when he …
Décès de Salif Keïta : un pan de l’histoire du football africain s’en est allé: L’ancien footballeur malien Salif Këita alias Domingo, décédé le 2 septembre à Bamako, a incarné un moment de l’histoire du football africain et de son rapport au monde. Il a aussi contribué à éclairer par son jeu spectaculaire le football …
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta promised Mali honour and unity: his legacy is disappointing: Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Photo by John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images Days after Mali was placed under heavy sanctions by the Economic Community of West African States to punish the military junta’s reluctance to conduct elections, citizens woke up on Sunday, 16 …
Salif Keita – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-04-07 20:00:00 in United States UCLA student tickets go on sale Monday, September 25. “Africa’s ?nest and most soulful singer." —The Guardian Internationally acclaimed vocalist Salif Keita has been a driving force in the Afro-pop movement since the early 1970s when he fled his native …
Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita – a Africa interest event taking place on 2017-11-21 20:00:00 in United Kingdom Transparent Water is an exquisitely beautiful new collaboration between the seven-time GRAMMY-nominated pianist, composer and bandleader Omar Sosa from Cuba, and the award-winning Senegalese kora master and singer Seckou Keita. “An extraordinary album seamlessly melding Latin American …
Omar Sosa & Seckou Keita: Transparent Water – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-03-20 20:00:00 in United States Transparent Water is an exquisitely beautiful new collaboration between the seven-time GRAMMY-nominated pianist, composer and bandleader Omar Sosa from Cuba, and the award-winning Senegalese kora master and singer Seckou Keita. Following the worldwide release of …