▁writer ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York er . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁San neh ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B irmingham , ▁West ▁Mid lands , ▁England , ▁and ▁spent ▁his ▁early ▁years ▁in ▁Gh ana ▁and ▁Scotland , ▁before ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Massachusetts ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁then ▁to ▁Connecticut ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁His ▁father , ▁L amin ▁San neh , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Jan jan b ure h , ▁G amb ia , ▁and ▁was ▁D . ▁Will is ▁James ▁Professor ▁of ▁Miss ions ▁and ▁World ▁Christian ity ▁and ▁professor ▁of ▁history ▁at ▁Y ale ▁Div inity ▁School . ▁Ke le fa ' s ▁mother , ▁Sand ra , ▁is ▁a ▁white ▁South ▁African ▁lingu ist ▁who ▁teach es ▁the ▁is i Z ulu ▁language ▁at ▁Y ale . ▁ ▁San neh ▁graduated ▁from ▁Harvard ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁literature . ▁ ▁While ▁at ▁Harvard ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁Trans ition ▁Magazine ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁rock ▁director ▁for ▁WH R B ' s ▁Record ▁Hospital . ▁San neh ▁played ▁bass ▁in ▁the ▁Harvard ▁bands ▁Hy pert roph ie ▁Sh it st raw , ▁M OP AR , ▁F ear ▁of ▁Re pr is al ▁and ▁T ac T ic , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁De vo ▁cover ▁band ▁that ▁included ▁members ▁of ▁F at ▁Day , ▁G ert y ▁Far ish , ▁Bishop ▁Allen ▁and ▁Lav ender ▁Diam ond . ▁San neh ' s ▁th esis ▁paper , ▁The ▁Black ▁Gal