{"product_id":"amen","title":"Salif Keita \/ Amen - CD (Used)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Salif Keita\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Remixes included\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 16-07-1991\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Mansa of Mali...A Retrospective\u003c\/i\u003e , is an anthology that draws from his three US releases on Mango and throws in four more songs never released here. The result is an excellent introduction to this superb singer and composer, who combines the best of ancient griot traditions, modern pop technology, and borrowed elements from other African diaspora cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe album opens with a typical juxtaposition of old and new--the sound of Keita's piercing, high-pitched wail over a sustained synthesizer chord form \"Sina,\" part of his 1987 debut solo album \"Soro.\" Although Keita sings in his native Bambara language, his powerful, eerie high tenor has the impact of a warning siren no matter what tongue the listener understands. His compositions are full of lush harmonies (voices, synths, horns, kora, guitars) set to rippling polyrhythms, but Keita's urgent lead vocal always cuts through everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In addition to three songs from \u003ci\u003eSoro\u003c\/i\u003e , two from 1989's \"Ko-Yan\" and one from \"Amen,\" this compilation includes three songs (previously unreleased here) from the Steve Hillage-produced soundtrack for \"L'Enfant lion.\" The rarest, most exciting cut, though, is \"Mandjou,\" the jazzy 12-minute vamp in honor of Guinean statesman Sekou Touré, it was recorded in Cîte d'Ivoire in 1978 and became Keita's first big hit throughout Africa. \u003ci\u003e--Geoffrey Himes\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 016253991026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0016253991026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Audio CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e UsedVeryGood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IDshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42561252950275,"sku":"77-EJQH-QLXT","price":3.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0030\/9765\/7390\/products\/51i0t0HhXmL.jpg?v=1646900996","url":"https:\/\/idshop.ca\/en\/products\/amen","provider":"ID Shop.ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}