| LC control no. | nr 91032646 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML419.K43 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Keïta, Salif, 1949- |
| Variant(s) | Keyita, Salifu, 1949- |
| Associated country | Mali Côte d'Ivoire France |
| Birth date | 19490825 |
| Field of activity | Popular music |
| Affiliation | Super Rail Band Ambassadeurs du motel (Musical group) Ambassadeurs internationaux (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Composers |
| Found in | 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) Penguin encycl. of popular music (Keïta, Salif, b. Djoliba, Mali, 1949; vocalist & composer) 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) Yeelen, 2009: ending credits (music, Salifu Keyita) |
 |  |  |
View this record in: MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
