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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

, one of the best African singers of the past century, had a 40-plus-year career that took him around the world and produced some 25 albums. Now, Keita is retiring from recording and in October 2018, he released his final album is , or .

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