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Salif Keita Gives His Blessing And Takes A Final Bow With 'Un Autre Blanc'

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Salif Keita Gives His Blessing And Takes A Final Bow With 'Un Autre Blanc'

Salif Keita is among the best African singers of the past century. But, after some 25 albums over a 40-year career, Keita says he's retiring from recording.

Salif Keita Gives His Blessing And Takes A Final Bow With 'Un Autre Blanc'

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The Mali 100, Presented By Afropop Worldwide

Malian singing legend Oumou Sangare performing in Essaouira, Morocco in June 2012. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Mali 100, Presented By Afropop Worldwide

Mali is currently a country in crisis. Yet this West African country boasts one of the world's richest musical traditions, and iconic artists like Ali Farka Toure, Salif Keita, Oumou Sangare and Tinariwen. With help from our friends at Afropop Worldwide, we selected 100 songs that demonstrate Mali's musical breadth.

Salif Keita Savors 'La Difference'

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Salif Keita Savors 'La Difference'

Mali's best-known singer is an albino and, as such, generally viewed with condescension -- if not superstition and fear -- in much of Africa. Keita has long spoken out on behalf of albinos, but on his new album, La Difference, he sings about the subject for the first time.

Salif Keita Savors 'La Difference'

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Salif Keita Returns to Mali's Traditional Sounds

Salif Keita has been called the "golden voice of Mali" and a pioneer of the music called Afro-pop. But his latest CD, M'bemba (Ancestor), features traditional African instruments and a "more spontaneous" sound.

Salif Keita Returns to Mali's Traditional Sounds

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