Mamani Keita

Mamani Keita
Occupations	Singer
Labels	No Format!, Universal Jazz
Website	http://mamanikeita.free.fr

Mamani Keita is a singer and musician from Mali, best known for her album with Marc Minelli, Electro Bamako. She was raised speaking Bambara, and was once a backup singer for Salif Keita.^[1] She is credited on four tracks of the soundtrack album of the French animated film Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages (2005).^[2] Mamani Keita released her second album entitled Yéléma in 2006 and Gagner l'Argent Français in 2011. Both albums were produced and composed by French multi-instrumentalist Nicolas Repac.^[3]

Discography

Electro Bamako (2002, Universal Jazz)
Yelema (2006, No Format!)
Gagner l'Argent Français (2011, No Format!)

References

^ Westergaard, Sean. "Biography: Mamani Keïta". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p421595. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
^ Seck, Nago (2008-01-23). "Kirikou et les bêtes sauvages". afrisson.com. http://www.afrisson.com/Kirikou-et-les-betes-sauvages-4794.html. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
^ Lemancel, Anne-Laure (2011-05-31). "The Pride of Mamani Keita". rfi music. http://www.rfimusic.com/news-music/pride-mamani-keita. Retrieved 2011-07-11.

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Name	Keita, Mamani
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Place of birth	Bamako, Mali
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