Mamani Keïta
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| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Labels | No Format!, Universal Jazz |
| Website | http://mamanikeita.free.fr |
Assitan Keïta, popularly known as Mamani Keïta (born 20 October 1965, in Bamako) is a singer and musician from Mali.[1] "Mamani" literally means "grandmother".
She was raised speaking Bambara, and was a backup singer for Salif Keita.[2] She is best known in English speaking countries for her album with , Electro Bamako. She is credited on four tracks of the soundtrack album of the French animated film Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages (2005).[3] Mamani Keita released her second album entitled [4] in 2006 and Gagner l'Argent Français in 2011. Both albums were produced and composed by French multi-instrumentalist .[5]
Discography[]
- Electro Bamako (2002, Universal Jazz)
- Yelema (2006, No Format!)
- Gagner l'Argent Français (2011, No Format!)
- Kanou (2014, World Village)
References[]
- ^ Mamani Keïta - Mali 7 May 2007 "Née le 20 octobre 1965 à Bamako dans une famille de la noblesse bamana (bambara), Assitan Keïta dite « Mamani "
- ^ Westergaard, Sean. "Biography: Mamani Keïta". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ Seck, Nago (23 January 2008). "Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages". afrisson.com. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Mamani Keita & Nicolas Repac – Yelema". Discogs. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ Lemancel, Anne-Laure (31 May 2011). "The Pride of Mamani Keita". rfi music. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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