The Malian legend celebrates Montreux’s arrival in Africa, urging artists to honour their roots while embracing music as a ...

Salif Keita has withdrawn from the Montreux Jazz Festival Franschhoek due to a sudden illness, with his band set to perform a ...

Salif Keita, the headline performer of the Montreux Jazz Festival, has regrettably withdrawn from the event in Franschhoek due to a sudden medical emergency.

BAMAKO/DAKAR (Reuters) - Like many people, Malian musician Salif Keita first became aware he was different when he started school. His skin was white; all the other kids were black. "I was the sole ...

The Montreux Jazz Festival made its African debut on Friday, staged in the vineyard‑lined Franschhoek Valley of South Africa's Cape winelands.