The famous Malian footballer Salif Keïta (left).
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Salif Keïta helped define African football’s relationship with the rest of the world, was influential in France and shaped the game in Mali.
Andile Mthembu
Her sensitive new album is rooted at home in South Africa while at the same time journeying to Mali, where it was recorded and co-produced with Salif Keita.
Thereza Phinias, a musician who is part of the Tanzania Albinism Collective.
Marilena Delli
Singing, music, films and dances are crucial in promoting and protecting the human rights of Africans with albinism.
Nigerian 80s artist William Onyeabor.
Luaka Bop
The search for old or new African sounds is based around a nostalgia culture that is endemic to Anglo-American popular music.