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Salif Keita

1949 - Today

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Salif Keïta (IPA: [salif keita]) (born 25 August 1949) is a Malian singer-songwriter, referred to as the "Golden Voice of Africa". He is a member of the Keita royal family of Mali. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Salif Keita is the 237th most popular musician (up from 300th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Mali (up from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Malian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Salif Keita ranks 237 out of 3,175Before him are Ken Hensley, Joni Mitchell, Violeta Parra, Klaus Nomi, Gilberto Gil, and Wanda Landowska. After him are Sean Combs, Alfred Brendel, Moe Tucker, Muddy Waters, Brian Eno, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Salif Keita ranks 82Before him are Zoia Ceaușescu, Brahim Ghali, Anders Arborelius, Valery Leontiev, Jim Broadbent, and Vicky Leandros. After him are Paul Manafort, Ed Begley Jr., Teófilo Cubillas, Tom Berenger, Dubravka Ugrešić, and Marc Ravalomanana.

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In Mali

Among people born in Mali, Salif Keita ranks 6 out of 72Before him are Musa I of Mali (1280), Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta (1945), Askia Mohammad I (1443), Modibo Keïta (1915), and Amadou Toumani Touré (1948). After him are Moussa Traoré (1936), Jean Tigana (1955), Souleymane Cissé (1940), Alpha Oumar Konaré (1946), Jean Zerbo (1943), and Ali Farka Touré (1939).

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Among MUSICIANS In Mali

Among musicians born in Mali, Salif Keita ranks 1After him are Toumani Diabaté (1965).