Salif Keita discography
Compiled by Graeme Counsel
© Copyright
1970 
Orchestre
Rail Band de Bamako. Bärenreiter-Musicaphon.
BM 30 L 2606. 33.3 rpm disc.
Rail Band
/ Koro koni / Gansan na / Mali cèbelenw / Sunjata
1974 
Rail
Band. Tiramakam. Rail
Culture Authentique Mali. RCAM
013374. 33.3 rpm disc.
Salif sings
on the track "Battou".
1975 
Les
Ambassadeurs du Motel. Sonafric.
SAF 1773. 45 rpm disc.
Super
pitie / Bolola sanou
1976 
Les
Ambassadeurs du Motel. Sonafric.
SAF 1786. 45 rpm disc.
Saranfing
/ Sabar
1976 
Les
Ambassadeurs du Motel. Sonafric.
SAF 1814. 45 rpm disc.
Nagana
/ Djoula
1976 
Melodias
Rail Band du Mali. Kouma. KLP
1040. 33.3 rpm disc.
Kandoun
/ Tiramakan / Soyomba / Soundiata
1976 
Concert
Rail Band du Mali. Kouma.
KLP 1042. 33.3 rpm disc.
Premiere
partie / Deuxième partie
1976 
Melodias
Rail Band du Mali. Kouma. KLP
1043. 33.3 rpm disc.
Soundiata
/ Mali tebaga mogoma / Maki / Armée Malienne
1976 
Les
Ambassadeurs du Motel. Sonafric. SAF
50014. 33.3 rpm disc.
Diandjon
/ Wara / Kibaru
1977 
Les
Ambassadeurs du Motel. Volume 1. Sonafric.
SAF 50030. 33.3 rpm disc.
Yassoumouka
/ Fatema / Super Pitie / Bolola Sanou / Mali Denou / Sabar /
Saranfing
1977 
Les
Ambassadeurs du Motel. Volume 2. Sonafric.
SAF 50031. 33.3 rpm disc.
N'na /
Nagana / M'bouram mousso / Salimata / Ray m'bote / Djoula /
Tiecolomba
1978 
Leon
Keïta. Papa
Disco. DISCO 011. 33.3 rpm disc.
Salif
Keita duets with Leon Keïta on "Koma kouma" & "'Wousse".
These recordings were later re-released, along with tracks
by Dembo Conté (from DISCO 27), as DISCO 1127.
1978 
Ambassadeur
International. Mandjou. Amons
Productions.
33.3 rpm disc.
re-issues→ 
Badmos.
BLP 5040. 
Celluloid.
CEL 6721.
Mandjou
/ Kandja / 4 V / N’toman / Balla
1979 
Salif
Keita & Manfila Kanté. Dans
l’authenticité. Volume
1. Badmos.
BLP 5031. 33.3 rpm disc.
Djandjon
/ Finzamba / Toura Makan / Wara mana
1979 
Salif
Keita & Manfila Kanté. Dans
l’authenticité. Volume 2. Badmos.
BLP 5032. 33.3
rpm disc.
Tara
/ Dimbassin / Toubaka / Badougou
1980 
Ambassadeur
International. Badmos.
BIR 002. 33.3 rpm disc.
Seydou
Bathily / Saly / Jean ou Paul / Une l'arme d'amitie /
Super-colou
1981 
Salif
Keita et les Ambassadeurs Internationaux. Badmos.
BIR 009. 33.3 rpm disc.
Bithiéloulé
/ Namory / Kankelen-tigui
1981 
Les
Ambassadeurs Internationaux. Sako.
SP 001. 33.3
rpm disc.
Tounkan
/ Walé / Sidiki / Kenlelenti
1981 
Les
Ambassadeurs Internationaux. Sako.
SP 002. 33.3
rpm disc.
Mana
mani / Djata / Marfa / Primpin / Toubaka 81
1983 
Les
Ambassadeurs Internationaux. Celluloid.
CEL 6635. 33.3 rpm disc.
Djougouya
/ Wassolon-foli / Bara wililé / Manjougoulon
1983 
Best
of Ambassadeurs. Celluloid.
CEL 6640. 33.3 rpm disc.
Mana
mani / Sidiki / Marfa / Primpin / Walé
1984 
Salif
Keita and Kanté Manfila. Les
Ambassadeurs Internationaux. Celluloid.
CEL 6717. 33.3 rpm disc.
Tounkan
/ Djata / Kanlelenti / Toubaka 1
1985 
Tam
tam pour l'Éthiopie. Philips.
880 568-1. 45 rpm maxi single.
(with
various artists)
1986 
Salif
Keita et Les Ambassadeurs. Africa roots.
Volume 4. Milkweg.
08-023863-20. Compact disc.
Various
artists. Contains live version of Primpin
1987 
Soro. Island
/ Celluloid. CD 66883. Compact Disc.
Wamba
/ Soro (Afriki) / Soureba / Sina (Soumbouya) / Cono / Sanni
kegniba
1987
Soureba / Soro.
1988 
re-issue → 
Rail
Band. Salif
Keita & Mory Kante. Mali stars. Volume 1. Syllart.
SYL 38750-2. 33.3 rpm disc.
Soundiata / Soundiata / Gansan na / Rail Band
1988 Salif
Keita. Sterns.
720. 45
rpm disc.
Wamba / Soureba.
1989 
Under
African skies. “Mali”
episode. BBC
production. Videocassette, colour.
Contains
an interview with Salif Keita.
1989 Ko-yan. Island
Records 259 850. Compact Disc.
Yada
/ Nou pas bouger / Ko-yan / Fe-so / Primpin / Tenin / Sabou
1989 
Salif
Keita. Mango.
MNG 175 / Island 112659. 45 rpm disc.
Nou
pas bouger / Fe-so.
1989 
Salif
Keita. Mango.
MNG 103. 45
rpm disc.
Primpin / Primpin (part 2).
1989 
Les
Ambassadeurs featuring Salif Keita & Kante Manfila. Tangent.
47018-2. Compact Disc.
Primpin /
Mana mani / Kanlelenti / Tounkan / Sidiki / Djata / Marfa
1990 
One
world one voice. Virgin.
V2632/210 904. 33.3 rpm disc.
Various
artists.
1990 
Dance
music from West
Africa: Les
Ambassadeurs, featuring Salif Keita and Kante Manfila. Rounder
5013. Compact Disc.
Mana
mani / Sidiki / Marfa / Primpin / Wale
1991 Salif
Keita: Destiny
of a noble outcast. Island
Visual Arts/Polygram. Videocassette, colour.
1991 
Amen. Island
Records. 848 793-2. 33.3 rpm disc.
Yele
n na / Waraya / Tono / Kuma / Nyanafin / Karifa / N b’i fe /
Lonyi
1991 
Salif
Keita. Mango. M791. 45
rpm disc and CD single.
N b'i fe / Waraya.
1992 
Les
Ambassadeurs Internationales featuring Salif Keita. Rounder.
5053. CD.
Kolangoman
/ Seidou Bakhili / Mousso gnaleden / Super koulou / Sali
1993 
L'enfant
lion. Mango.
Compact Disc. (With Steve Hillage)
Pama
/ Elephants 1 / Djembe / Jealousy / Cherie / Bees 1 /
Elephants 2 / Kesao / Forge / Dalimansa / Manding / Bees 2 /
Donsolou / Ignadjidje
1993 Sirga. SOS
Albino productions. Malian cassette. (Malian release of
"L'Enfant Lion").
Ni
sanoubabife / Djembe / Bees / Cherie / Ignedjite / Sama
1993 
69.80. Sonodisc.
CD 74646. Compact Disc.
Mana-mani
/ Mandjou / Primpin / Walé / 4 V / Sidiki / N’toman / Marfa
1994 
Rail
Band. Salif
Keita & Mory Kanté. Syllart.
SYL 8357. 33.3 rpm disc.
Soundiata
/ Gansan na / Rail Band
1994 
The
mansa of Mali... A
retrospective. Mango.
CD 162-539 937-2. Compact Disc.
Sina
/ Mandjou / Nyanafin / Ignadjidje / Nou pas bouger / Djembe
/ Souareba / Tenin / Sanni kegniba / Dalimansa
1994 
Sosie. ASK
001. Cassette. Re-released 2004 by Development-Jasrac. AFPCD
5237. Compact Disc.
Noir
et blanc / Chater pour ceux / Pars / Ignadjidje / Avec le
temps / Le lac majeur / Je suis venu te dire le sud / La
valise des lilas / Tanganika
1995 
Folon... The
past. Mango.
CD 524 149-2. Compact Disc.
Tekere
/ Mandjou / Africa / Nyanyama / Mandela / Sumun / Seydou /
Dakan-fe / Folon
1996 
Africa. Mango.
MNG 829. 12" 45 rpm disc.
Africa
- 7" edit / Africa - The Jambo sana 7" edit / Africa - The
Jambo sana 12" mix / Africa - The rainy season ambient mix.
1997 
Tekere. ZAC
records. ZAC 160. 33.3rpm disc.
Tekere
(Matthew's Afro house mix / Tekere (Matthew's Afro house
edit) / Tekere (high pressure phunk mix - dub one) / Tekere
(damage dub two)
1997 
Tekere.
Matthew Roberts remixes. Mango.
MNG 836. 12" 45 rpm disc.
Tekere
(Matthew's Afro house edit / Tekere (Matthew's Afro house
mix) / Tekere (high pressure phunk mix - dub one) / Tekere
(acapella)
1998 
Africa
fete 98. Island
Records/Polygram 314-524 517-2.
Various
Artists. Contains Abede & Gnokon
fe by Salif
Keita.
1998 
Musiques du
Mali. Volume 1. Banzoumana. Mélodie.
38901.2. Double Compact Disc.
Contains "Gansa
na" by
Orchestre Rail-Band de Bamako, Salif's first recording.
[1999] 
Rail Band. Mory
Kante and Salif Keita. Sonodisc.
SD 40. Compact Disc.
Features Kandoun, Tiramakan
and Soyomba from Kouma. KLP 1040.
1999 
Papa. EMI.
499070.2. Compact Disc.
Bolon
/ Mama / Ananamin (It's been so long) / Sada / Tolon wilile
(The party is on) / Tomorrow (Sadio) / Abede / Papa /
Together (Gnokon fe).
2000 Mama. Capitol.
SK 001. Compact Disc.
2001 
The
Golden voice: The best of Salif Keita. Wrasse.
WRASS 59. 2 x Compact discs.
Wamba
/ Ignadjidje / Soro (Afrika) / Sanni kegniba - Sanni the
beautiful / Mandela / Dalimansa / Cono / Nou pas bouger -
Don't move us / Seydou
/ Mandjou / Sina (Soumbouya) / Tekere / Souareba / Africa /
Dakan-fe / Djembe
/ Tenin / Lony / Nyanafin / Karifa / Folon - The past / N b'i fe.
2002 
re-issue→ The
best of the early years. Wrasse.
WRASS083. Compact
disc.
Tiramakan
/ Djigni / Seydou bathily / N'toman / Soundiata / Soyomba /
Kankoun / Super coulou / Mandjou.
2002 
Moffou. Universal
Music. 016
906-2. Compact disc.
Yamore/ Iniagibe / Madan / Katolon / Souvent / Moussolou /
Baba / Ana na ming / Koukou / Here.
2002 Salif
Keita.
Universal.
CD single.
Madan / Ana na ming.
2002 
Salif
Keita featuring Cesaria Evora. Universal.
CD single.
Yamore
/ Iniagibe
2002 Moffou
remixed. Universal.
431-433. 3 x 12" 45 rpm discs
Universal
431 - Madan (exotic disco - edit) / Madan (exotic disco -
edit)
Universal 432 - Madan (exotic disco - beatapella) / Madan
(exotic disco - instrumental)
Universal 433 - Madan (FUG remix) / Ana ni ming (Gordon
Hulbert remix)
2002 
Madan.
Martin Solveig's remixes. Mixture.
MXT 11. 12" 45 rpm disc.
Madan
(Martin Solvieg exotic
disco mix) / Madan (Martin Solvieg exotic tool) / Madan
(Martin Solvieg exotic disco club) / Madan (Martin Solvieg
exotic disco club reprise)
2003 
Madan.
Martin Solveig vs Salif Keita. Delabel.
019-990-1. 12" 45 rpm disc.
Madan
(exotic disco edit) / Madan (exotic disco)
2003 
Madan.
Martin Solveig vs Salif Keita. Universal
records. 019 990-1. 12" 45 rpm disc.
Madan
(exotic disco mix) / Madan (exotic disco dub) / Madan
(exotic disco edit)
2003 
Salif
Keita & Les Ambassadeurs. Seydou
Bathily. Sonodisc.
CDS 7004. CD.
Seydou bathily / Saly / Kandja / N'toman / Namory / Super
coulou
2004 World
Music Portraits. Shanachie. DVD.
2004 Remixes
from Moffou. Universal. CD.
Madan
(by Gecko) / Mossoulou (by Ark Aka Guilla) / Here (by
Federic Galliano) / Madan (days
of Holly Salif mix) / Moussolou (Yoruba soul mix) / Madan
(No Traitorz remix) / Yamore (by Luciano) / Souvent (Hyper
preacher mix) / Moussolou (by Charles Webste) / Ana na ming
(by La Funk Mob) / Here (by Doctor L).
2004 Remixes
from Moffou. Universal
981573-8 - 981574-2. 5
x 12" 45 rpm discs.
Universal. 981573-8. Here
(Doctor L remix) / Yamore (Luciano remix)
Universal. 981573-9. Madan (Days of Holly Salif mix) /
Souvent (Hyper preacher mix)
Universal.
981574-0. Moussoulou
(Ark Aka Guilla remix) / Moussoulou (Charles Webster remix)
/ Madan (No traitorz remix)
Universal.
981574-1. Here
(Frederic Galliano remix) Mossoulou (Osunlade remix) / Here
(Paul St. Hilaire remix)
Universal.
981574-2. Madan
(Cabanne remix) / Madan (Gekko remix)
2004 Madan
exotic. Manifesto.
982 383-2. 12" 45 rpm disc.
Madan exotic (laid remix) / Madan exotic (Martin
Solvieg exotic disco mix)
2004 
Remixes
from Moffou. Universal.
06024 981 573 9. 12" 45 rpm disc.
Madan (days of Holly Salif mix extended version - Remixed by
Tim Paris) / Souvent (Hyper preacher mix - Remixed by B
Alone) / Ana na ming (Remixed by La Funk Mob
2004 Salif
Keita & Les Ambassadeurs. Seydou
Bathily. CD
2005 The
lost album. (with
Kanté Manfila). Cantos/Syllart.
0790003026. Compact disc.
I
Djo Fama / Finzamba / Toura Makan / Djigui / Nakana / Wara
2005 Moffou
dia. Emarcy.
9825869. DVD.
2005 
M’Bemba. Emarcy.
9831227 / Universal. 963 122-8. Compact disc.
Bobo
/ Laban / Calculer / Dery / Ladji / Kamoukie / Yambo / Tu
vas me manquer / M/Bemba / Moriba
2006 
M’Bemba. Decca.
006749. Compact disc.
Bobo
/ Laban / Calculer / Dery / Ladji / Kamoukie / Yambo / Tu
vas me manquer / M/Bemba / Moriba / Calculer (remix)
2005 Salif
Keita. Decca.
00118. CD single.
Ladji / Calculer remix.
2006 Salif
Keita. Universal.
963122-8. 12" 45 rpm disc.
Calculer / ?
2006 Salif
Keita & Pepe Bombilla. Cadenza.
09. 12" 45 rpm disc.
Salif
Keita - Yamoré (Luciano
remix) / Pepe Bombilla - Harmonic crashes.
2007 Salif
Keita & L'Skadrille. Universal.
Compact disc.
Nou pas bouger / Nou pas bouger / Nou pas bouger (original
1989 version).
2007 20th
century masters. The millennium collection. The best of
Salif Keita. Universal.
Compact disc.
Africa /
Mandjou / Wamba / Mandela / Sina (soumbouya) / Nyanafin /
Soro (Afriki) / Soureba / Nou pas bouger.
2007 Live
at Save the Bushes of Mali (Africa) benefit, 1999. Fish
out of pond. OWG
01. 33.3 rpm disc (single sided)
Tolon Willie (The Sacred Rhythm Live Version)
2010 La
différence. Emarcy.
8824026. Compact disc.
La différence
/ San ka na / Seydou / Gaffou / Folon / Ekolo d'amour / Djélé
/ Samiga / Papa.
2010
Les
Ambassadeurs Internationaux featuring Salif Keita. Mandjou. Universal
Records. 532 529-2. 2 x CDs. 2010
2010
Les
Ambassadeurs Internationaux featuring Salif Keita. Tounkan. Universal
Records. 532 529-2. 2 x CDs. 2010
Anthology.
Seydou / Mandjou / Calculer / Madan / Yamoré
/ Folon / Lony / Nous pas bouger / Cono / La différence
/ Bobo.
Talé.
Emarcy. Compact disc.
Da / C'est bon, c'est bon / À demain / Après
demain / Samfi / Simby / Natty / Yalla / Talé
/ Tassi / Cherie s'en va.
Mali denou / Tiecolomba hé
/ Seydou / 4V.
An autre blanc.
Naive/Believe. Compact disc.
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With thanks to Flemming Harrev.