The Mali Empire was an empire in West Africa from c. 1226 to 1670. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa. At its peak, Mali was the largest empire in West Africa, widely influencing the culture of the region through the spread of its language, laws and customs.
A djembe or jembe is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. According to the Bambara people in Mali, the name of the djembe comes from the saying "Anke djé, anke bé" which translates to "everyone gather together in peace" and defines the drum's purpose. In the Bambara language, "djé" is the verb for "gather" and "bé" translates as "peace."
Salif Keïta is a Malian singer-songwriter, referred to as the "Golden Voice of Africa". He is a member of the Keita royal family of Mali.
Modibo Keïta was a Malian politician who served as the first President of Mali from 1960 to 1968. He espoused a form of African socialism.
Ladji Doucouré is a French track and field athlete.
Seydou Keïta is a Malian former professional footballer. A versatile midfielder, he operated as both a central or defensive midfielder.
Eddy De Lépine is a French sprinter. Together with Ladji Doucouré, Ronald Pognon, and Lueyi Dovy, he won a gold medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics.
Abdul Kader Keïta is an Ivorian former professional footballer who played as a winger. He represented the Ivory Coast national football team from 2000 to 2012.
Mekeme Tamla Ladji, simply known as Zito, is an Ivorian footballer. Currently, he plays for Levadiakos.
France has been represented by 54 athletes at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. Romain Mesnil and Yohann Diniz won France's two silver medals. France sent a young squad, with 29 of the 54 total athletes under 25 years old (53%).
Les Ballets Africains is the national dance company of Guinea and is based in Conakry. It is one of the first African national dance companies. It has toured extensively around the world. Although the French name might suggest the idea of European ballet to English speakers, the focus of the company is actually on promoting traditional African dance and culture.
The Kulin languages are a group of closely related languages of the Kulin people, part of the Kulinic branch of Pama–Nyungan.
Ladji Ladji (Ledji-Ledji) is a moribund Australian Aboriginal language once widely spoken in New South Wales and Victoria by the Latjilatji people.
Keita is a surname. The Malian family name is normally written Keïta, sometimes Kéita. Kéïta is a hypercorrection. In reference to non-modern figures, or in anglophone countries such as The Gambia and Liberia the tréma or acute accent is not used. Notable people with the surname include:
Backgammon is an album by drummer Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers recorded in 1976 and released on the Roulette label.
Keita Baldé Diao is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Russian club Spartak Moscow. Born in Spain, he decided to represent Senegal – his parents' country of origin – at international level.
Naby Laye Keïta is a Guinean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and captains the Guinea national team.
Marvin Ladji Gakpa is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Manisa.
The Caravan for Peace was founded in 2017 by the French-Canadian Olympic medalist, Marlene Harnois in Monaco, in partnership with Peace and Sport, under the High Patronage of Prince Albert II of Monaco and presided over by Joel Bouzou. The annual event is supported by the international football player Didier Drogba and over 80 Olympians.
Ladji Diakité, is a Malian filmmaker. He is best known as the director of critically acclaimed feature films such as Duel à Dafa and Fantan Fanga. Apart from direction, Diakité is also an assistant director and costume designer.
