African Diaspora for Change partners with The Salif Keita Foundation for a Special Benefit Concert in DC
Salif Keita was born with albinism. As a child he suffered greatly from social isolation and was kicked out of school because of his albinism. Today, he is known around the world as the Golden Voice of Africa and has been cited as “perhaps the greatest talent Africa has ever produced.” With his multiple Grammy nominations, he is also considered one the world’s most popular artist.
In December 2004, he was named United Nations Ambassador for Music and Sports and dedicated himself to causes like Malaria, AIDS and the plight of Albinos in Mali and around the world. With his Olympic medal winning albino niece, one of his children born albino in 2005, Natenin, and the memory of the loss of his albino sister from skin cancer a decade prior, Mr. Keita founded The Salif Keita Global Foundation to raise awareness and money for free healthcare and educational services for the care and integration of Albinos in Africa and to create international advocacy for the plight of people with albinism around the world. The Salif Keita Foundation in Mali is working to build a hospital and school in Mali and will also participate in environmentally-friendly projects, as well as programs to eradicate poverty, Malaria, AIDS and unemployment.
For more information on Salif Keita and The Salif Keita Global Foundation, please go to www.salifkeita.us.
Tickets for the special benefit concert are $85 in advance and $100 at the door. Tickets are tax-deductible.
For reservations please call 202.299.0800. VIP reservations are available.
Bring a new bottle of sunscreen (SPF 50 or higher) and win a chance to be apart of a meet and greet with Salif Keita.
About African Diaspora for ChangeThe mission of African Diaspora for Change is to educate, empower and engage the next generation of leaders in order to affect change in perception and policy. www.ad4change.org
Contact:
Rani Robinson (Dir. Communications & Marketing)
rrobinson (at) ad4change.org