Two General Admission tickets to SF Jazz performance featuring Salif Keita @ Bimbo’s 365 Club Saturday, June 12, 2010.

Salif Keita, “The Golden Voice of Africa,” transformed his continent’s musical landscape and ushered in the Afropop revolution. Born an albino, a symbol of bad luck in his native Mali, Keita was already an outcast when his father disowned him for “soiling” the royal heritage. But his soaring, behind-the-beat vocal phrasing and socially conscious lyrics made him the star of Les Ambassadeurs. The band was hugely influential in bringing a jangly guitar-rich African sound to the pop landscape, and Keita jumped onto the international stage with Soro, his first solo album, in 1987. One of the rare world music artists to record for the Blue Note label, Keita has found new strength in being welcomed back to Mali after years of exile. For these SFJAZZ performances, seating is limited— but the Bimbo’s dance floor will be wide open and ready for action!

www.sfjazz.org/concerts/2010/spring/artists/keita.php