"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
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Real Live Certified
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Critic Consensus
Based on 12 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Salif Keita is rated as an entertaining live performer, with many notable strengths. Salif Keita concert reviews describe live shows and performances as cheerful.
He has constantly changed styles making use of anything from traditional Malian instrumentation to electronics and last year's album Tale was a low point with its attempted foray into the dance music market.
The sound of five-piece Nigerian band Toby Foyeh & Orchestra Africa possesses a contemporary tinge as shown by the vamping on electric piano and occasional Santana-like grooves.
Too often when the nebulous term “world music” is applied to a musician’s work critical response verges on the academic adopting a notably different tone from that used to describe contemporary pop and rock acts.