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Salif Keita's voice is one other mortals can only aspire to. A searing tenor that somehow sounds gritty and glorious all at once, it's a complicated instrument that transcends language barriers, and with its subtle shadings offers solace and succor, joy and even redemption. It's not for nothing that Keita is known as the golden voice of Mali.
Given Salif Keita's incredible talent, it was inevitable that one day music would take him back to his homeland, despite the hardships he once faced there. Recently, that inevitability came to pass. With a 35-year career behind him, Keita returned home to record his latest release, M'Bemba, in Bamako in the studio he had built by the River Niger. As an albino, Keita once was disowned by his own father; as a musician, he was rejected by the aristocracy of his own caste; and as a man with ambition, he had no choice but to leave a country that offered no professional perspectives. Keita's career has led him on a wandering path, through Abidjan, New York and Paris. But his strength, talent and clairvoyance enabled him to find fame and fortune on that path, allowing for his symbolic and triumphant return to Mali.
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Member Since: 9/26/2006
Band Website: salifkeita.artistes.universalmusic.fr/
Sounds Like: Click here to learn about Salif Keita’s new release, M’Bemba

Record Label: Decca / Universal
Type of Label: Major

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M'Bemba

THE PRESS HAILS SALIF KEITA'S NEW ALBUM M'BEMBA "..Keita's voice leaps out of every song with tender urgency&"-New York Times   "& one of the top world music releases of 2006."-Billboard &nbs...
Posted by Salif Keita on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:51:00 PST

Salif Keita's full Bio

Salif Keita's voice is one other mortals can only aspire to. A searing tenor that somehow sounds gritty and glorious all at once, it's a complicated instrument that transcends language barriers, and w...
Posted by Salif Keita on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 02:43:00 PST

English Lyrics to "Laban"

LABAN (The End)   ahaaa ni min bi fè o fon nyé Ahaaa whatever's in your heart just tell me ni min bi fè o fon nyé Whatever's in your heart just tell me he kana neke Don't try to fool me bimogola...
Posted by Salif Keita on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:14:00 PST

English Lyrics to "Dery"

DERY by Salif Keita Translated by Coumba Makalou   I saw the one who pleases me. I saw what I want. This looks like it could be something right. When we saw each other. She fell in love with me, ...
Posted by Salif Keita on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:08:00 PST

English Lyrics to "Calculer"

Calculer (Doing the math) By Salif Keita Translated by Coumba Makalou   (Woman singing) "The day after tomorrow at night I will come, I promise. The day after tomorrow I will come and see you, y...
Posted by Salif Keita on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:05:00 PST

English Lyrics to "Moriba"

Moriba by Salif Keita Translated by Coumba Makalou This song is griot style, Salif paying homage to his friend named Moriba, who's a soothsayer.   (Chorus) Nameniya's Moriba ( Moriba who's the so...
Posted by Salif Keita on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:02:00 PST

English Lyrics to "Tu Vas Me Manquer"

Tu Vas Me Manquer By Salif Keita Translated by Coumba Makalou   Y kana la oh la Don't believe in that Y kana la oh la Don't believe in that   Tu m'as manquer mon amour (x2) I missed you my l...
Posted by Salif Keita on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:31:00 PST

English Lyrics to "Ladji" from M'Bemba

LADJI By Salif Keita Translated by Coumba Makalou   Ta ka boye boye boye Get up and get out of here  i ma boye, i ma boye Didn't I tell you to get out of here? i kana djamana ke be nyafo Y...
Posted by Salif Keita on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 07:12:00 PST