Salif Keita - Soro

Produced in Paris by Jean-Philippe Rykiel and Ibrahim Sylla in 1987, Soro was a revolutionary turning point for modern African pop. Salif Keita's piercing, griot-derived tenor voice rose above gleaming synthesizers, brass stabs and driving percussion, fusing traditional Malian modal phrasing with sophisticated electronic funk production on Wamba and the epic title track.