| Soro | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Studio | Studio Harry Son | |||
| Genre | Afro-pop | |||
| Length | 37:45 | |||
| Language | malinké | |||
| Label | Mango | |||
| Producer | Ibrahima Sylla (executive producer), Francois Breant | |||
| Salif Keita chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Village Voice | B[2] |
Soro is the 1987 debut album by Malian Afro-pop artist Salif Keita. The album marks the music of his first period.[3] It was executive produced by Ibrahima Sylla.[4]
Track listing
- “Wamba” (Keita) – 4:46
- “Soro (Afrika)” (Keita) – 9:52
- “Souareba” (Keita) – 4:39
- “Sina (Soumbouya)” (Keita) – 4:45
- “Cono” (Keita) – 6:00
- “Sagni Kegniba” (Keita) – 7:44
Sina
Keita sings "Sina" for his father who never wanted him to become a singer. Traditionally the caste of griots sing, not a Keita who belongs to the caste of princes, a descendant of Sundiata Keita.
References
- ↑ Soro at AllMusic
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (February 23, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ↑ La chasse traditionnelle en Afrique de l'Ouest Ministère de la culture Mali - 2001 Page 231 "Ainsi, quand on regarde l'évolution artistique de Salif Keïta, on peut distinguer deux principales périodes: la période ... C'est ainsi que sur l'album Soro de 1987,— seuil important auquel se concrétise cette mutation artistique de Salif Keïta"
- ↑ Jeune Afrique L'intelligent Groupe Jeune Afrique - 2004 -- Numéros 2283 à 2293 - Page 95 "Ibrahima Sylla, le grand gourou à'Africando et producteur de « Soro », œuvre fondatrice de la carrière internationale de Salif Keïta, a réuni avec subtilité la crème de cette expression artistique qui remonte au XIIIe siècle dans Mandekalou, qui ..."
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