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Salif Keita

Salif Keita is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Rokia Traoré, Ibrahim Maalouf, Barbara Kanam and Richard Bona. Those roots explain a lot about how Salif Keita arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rokia Traoré, Boubacar Traoré, Toumani Diabaté, Cheikh Lô and Amadou & Mariam, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Africando, Victor Démé, Osunlade, Kery James and Mory Kanté, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Salif Keita, reaching back through Rokia Traoré and forward to Africando. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Salif Keïta is a Malian singer-songwriter, referred to as the "Golden Voice of Africa". He is a member of the Keita royal family of Mali.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Salif KeitaRokia TraoréIbrahim MaaloufBarbara KanamRichard BonaAfricandoVictor DéméOsunladeKery JamesMory KantéMamani KeitaCoco MbassiJoe ZawinulRokia TraoréBoubacar TraoréToumani DiabatéCheikh LôAmadou & MariamAli Farka TouréBaaba MaalTinariwen

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Salif Keita connections

Salif Keita grew out of Rokia Traoré, Ibrahim Maalouf, Barbara Kanam and Richard Bona, shares an orbit with Rokia Traoré, Boubacar Traoré, Toumani Diabaté and Cheikh Lô, went on to shape Africando, Victor Démé, Osunlade and Kery James. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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