SALIF KEITA was not meant to be a musician. In his native Mali and other West African countries, performing is not just a matter of getting a guitar and learning a few chords. The role of musician -- ...

THEY SAY YOU can never go home again. But sometimes, it seems, you can. Mali’s Salif Keita, celebrated as one of the world’s great singers, has managed it on his shimmering new acoustic album, Moffou, ...