Just saw Salif Ketia in concert earlier in March and boy what a performer! He and his band seemed doing the show for their own fun, and the audience surely shared their enjoyment. Most of the concert were upbeat: magical electric guitar, intense rhythms, as you'd expect a musician from Mali. However, when he played his quiet numbers on solo acoustic guitar, the music was lyrical, intimate and gracefully innocent. See him live if you have the chance; recordings don't quite do him justice.
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