''Soro'' is the 1987 debut album by
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...
an
Afro-pop
African popular music (also styled Afropop, Afro-pop or Afro pop), like Music of Africa, African traditional music, is vast and varied. Most contemporary genres of African popular music build on cross-pollination with western popular music. M ...
artist
Salif Keita
Salif Keïta () (born 25 August 1949) is a Malian singer-songwriter, referred to as the "Golden Voice of Africa". He is a member of the Keita royal family of Mali.
Biography Early life
Salif Keita was born a traditional prince in the village o ...
. The album marks the music of his first period. It was executive produced by
Ibrahima Sylla.
[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 ..."]
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
griot
A griot (; ; Manding: jali or jeli (in N'Ko: , ''djeli'' or ''djéli'' in French spelling); Serer: kevel or kewel / okawul; Wolof: gewel) is a West African historian, storyteller, praise singer, poet, and/or musician.
The griot is a repos ...
s sing, not a Keita who belongs to the caste of princes, a descendant of
Sundiata Keita.
References
1987 debut albums
Salif Keita albums
Mango Records albums
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