Musa doesn't believe treatment of albinos will improve if Tanzanians remain uneducated about albinism.
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His albino skin (in Africa, albinos are widely considered bad luck) and poor eyesight made him an outcast.
The lawmaker said he plans to pressure the government to enact laws to protect albinos and other minorities.
Dozens of albinos, including children, have been killed in the east African nation in the past two years.
Tanzania has seen a rise in the killings of Albinos, forcing some with the condition to flee to neighboring countries.
Body parts of albinos are sought in some regions of Africa, where some believe they bring wealth and good luck.
Keita has long spoken out on behalf of albinos, but on his new album, he sings about the subject for the first time.
But many people don't understand the effects of the condition and as Freeland discovered, in parts of Africa albinos often suffer social stigma, prejudice and even attacks.
Most happen in rural areas, where there is limited police presence, said Lucca Haule, a police official in the northern part of the country, where albinos are also targeted.
In addition to his musical career, Keita has begun a foundation dedicated to albinos and is trying to raise money for a school and clinic in Mali for people with the condition.
"We don't have the resources in those places ... it is not easy, but we are trying to map out locations where albinos live so that we can better protect them, " he said.
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