The Lost Album
Released: Jun 27, 2006
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Released: Jun 27, 2006
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The Lost Album resurrects six lengthy and largely acoustic tracks recorded in 1980 by West African singer Salif Keita and his longtime collaborator, guitarist Kante Manfila. Musical partners since...
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M'Bemba
Released: Nov 1, 2005
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Released: Nov 1, 2005
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The Grammy nominated West African artist, Salif Keita, whose voice The Washington Post once declared as "one other mortals can only aspire to" returned after many years to Bamako, Mali to record...
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The Best of the Early Years
Released: Nov 5, 2002
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Released: Nov 5, 2002
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From the Wrasse label comes this compilation of works featuring the great Mansa of Mali in his earlier days. The album essentially covers the years up to 1984, when Les Ambassadeurs broke up. The...
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The Best of Salif Keita: The Golden Voice
Released: Apr 16, 2002
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Released: Apr 16, 2002
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A nice greatest-hits compilation from the Mansa of Mali. While previous compilations (primarily Mansa of Mali...A Retrospective) have focused on more limited ranges of Salif Keita's career, this...
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Moffou
Released: Mar 26, 2002
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Released: Mar 26, 2002
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Sometimes a return to basics can be the best way for an artist to move forward. For Salif Keita, that's definitely the case with Moffou. In spite of using a hefty number of musicians (17, plus six...
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1969-1980
Released: Nov 17, 2000
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Released: Nov 17, 2000
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How do you make a compilation of the early years of Salif Keita, one of Mali's golden voices, without his classic "Mandjou"? The answer is, you don't, and it's included on 1969-1980. The tracks...
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