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Salif Keita

In conversation with musician Salif Keita, the 'Golden Voice of Africa'

Malian musician Salif Keita is known as the Golden Voice of Africa. He is an albino and his poor eyesight and lack of pigment stopped him from becoming a farmer working in the hot sun. But he had a talent for music and he battled prejudice and ill health to become a musical legend in Africa and beyond.

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23 minutes

麻豆社 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project