{"id":437801,"date":"2017-11-16T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/11\/16\/fatau-keita-for-best-instrumentalists-of-africa-festival-in-benin\/"},"modified":"2017-11-16T09:00:30","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T09:00:30","slug":"fatau-keita-for-best-instrumentalists-of-africa-festival-in-benin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/11\/16\/fatau-keita-for-best-instrumentalists-of-africa-festival-in-benin\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatau Keita for Best Instrumentalists of Africa Festival in Benin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Music of Thursday, 16 November 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>citifmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-11-16<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/65933764.295.jpg\" alt=\"Fatau Keita\" title=\"Fatau Keita\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ghanaian artiste Fatau Keita<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151057539937222\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151057539937222\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/1510822830_741_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Ghanaian artiste Fatau Keita, will be attending the Best Instrumentalists of Africa Festival (MIA) from November 29 to December 2 in Cotonou, Benin.<\/p>\n<p>The festival is expected to bring together instrumentalists from African countries such Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Madagascar, Swaziland, Kenya, Morocco and Tanzania.<\/p>\n<p>The annual event will also have in attendance, music producers, artiste managers and journalists across Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Fatau Keita is the only Ghanaian musician who has been invited to this year\u2019s festival. The Ghanaian musician was selected to represent Ghana through a fiercely contested balloting. He will also be sharing stage with all the big African musicians billed to perform at the festival.<\/p>\n<p>Fatau Keita is one of the few Ghanaian musicians who predominantly use traditional instrument and rhythms in their compositions.<\/p>\n<p>He has promised to use the festival to promote Ghanaian music and culture, as well as showcase his great talent and stagecraft.<\/p>\n<p>His music is influenced by African music colossi like Youssou N\u2019Dour, Angelique Kidjo, Salif Keita and Fela Kuti.<\/p>\n<p>With just one album to his credit, Keita has been able to win the hearts of music fans with his type of music is a crossover of traditional Dagomba music, with tinges highlife.<\/p>\n<p>He has songs like \u2018My Baby,\u2019 \u2018Act Like a Woman,\u2019 \u2018Sumia Aduwa,\u2019 all on the \u2018Selina\u2019 album.<\/p>\n<p>Watch \u2018Act as a Woman\u2019 below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ui2e5dbrHME\" frameborder=\"0\" gesture=\"media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 65 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music of Thursday, 16 November 2017 Source: citifmonline.com 2017-11-16 Ghanaian artiste Fatau Keita Ghanaian artiste Fatau Keita, will be attending the Best Instrumentalists of Africa Festival (MIA) from November 29 to December 2 in Cotonou, Benin. 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