The Buyel’ekhaya meaning “Going Back Home” festival is to take place in East London Absa Stadium, on the 15th of December, One of the African artists that will be part of this event is Salif Keita who will be arriving in Johannesburg on the 12th of December. He will be sharing the stage with a lot of South African artists including; Vusi Mahlasela, Mi Casa, Zake Matwini, Zakwe, Zahara, Simphiwe Dana and many more. The singer – supported by his core band of traditional musicians including Harouna Samake on Kamale N’Goni (kora) and Mamadou Kone on calabash (percussion) -will perform a special concert at the brand new Soweto Theatre in Jabulani. Keita’s most recent releases include ‘La Difference’ in which he deals with issues of his albinism for the first time. For more info about this gig check out the events page.
