Salif Keita

Of all the African artists who enjoyed crossover success during the 1980s, Malian singer
Salif Keita has had the longest string of disappointing efforts -- plush, fusiony affairs that
lacked anything resembling melody. His largely acoustic Moffou is a return to form. This is
the way Keita's glorious voice works best: singing hymnlike songs, bouncing over gently
insistent beats, swept up in grand exchanges with his female backing choir. TOM... More >