Salif Keita (World Music Singer ) was born in Mali on a Thursday, August 25, 1949 🎈. Salif Keita is 75 years old. He is a Virgo ♍ and was born in the Year of the Ox 🐂.
Famous for his 2009 album La Difference, which documents the struggles faced by people born with albinism, he is also known for numerous other acclaimed Afro-pop albums, including Ko-Yan (1989); Amen (1991); Folon (1995); and Moffou (2002).
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| FULL NAME: | Salif Keita |
| BIRTH DATE: | August 25, 1949 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Mali |
| AGE: | 75 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Virgo |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Ox |
About
Salif Keita is a World Music Singer. Salif was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
A native of Djoliba, Mali, and a descendant of first Emperor of Mali Sundiata Keita, Salif Keita was disowned by his family at a young age as a result of his albinism. He later fathered a blind daughter, Nantenin Keita, who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games, winning silver and bronze medals in track & field events. Find out who is Salif Keita dating right now.
Early in his career, he was a member of a Mali-based Afro-Latin music group called the Rail Band (or the Super Rail Band de Bamako). He later joined another popular band, Les Ambassadeurs.
DID YOU KNOW His music was featured at a 1988 Seventieth Birthday Tribute Concert for Nelson Mandela.
FACT He collaborated with Lebanese jazz trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf on a La Difference album track titled “Samigna.”
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Birthday
Currently, Salif Keita is 75 years old. His next birthday is away. Salif will celebrate his 76th birthday on a Thursday, August 25th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on August 25, 1949. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Salif Keita’s zodiac sign is Virgo. People born between the dates of August 23rd and September 22nd belong to the sixth sign of the zodiac, Virgo. Virgos are known for being humble, practical, and systematic in their approach to life. Cancer is the most compatible sign for Virgos.
Famous Virgo celebrities are Beyonce, Prince Harry, Cameron Diaz, Salma Hayek, Chris Pine, Jennifer Judson, Bernie Sanders, and Agatha Christie. Virgo ruling planet is Mercury. Astrologically, Mercury symbolizes communication. It is the closest planet planet to the sun.
Salif Keita was born in the Year of the Ox. People born in the Year of the Ox are honest, contemplative, observant, determined, cautious, and loyal. They can also sometimes be self-righteous, stubborn, petty, egotistical, judgmental, and overly cautious.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Salif Keita is a 75 years old World Music Singer, born in August, in the Year of the Ox (1949), and is a Virgo. His life path number is 11. Salif’s birthstone is Peridot and Sardonyx, and his birth flower is Gladiolus. You may also check out all famous birthdays in August or specifically birthdays on August 25.
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