Salif Keita has been called the "golden voice of Mali" and a pioneer of the music called Afro-pop.

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Pioneer users sometimes found that the lenses would pop out without warning.

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Often toting nothing more than a USB stick and a pair of Pioneer CDJs, their production costs are often negligible, unlike rockers and pop stars who typically take home just one-third of gross ticket sales.

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