Folon | |
Type: | Album |
Artist: | Salif Keita |
Cover: | Folon album cover.jpg |
Released: | 1995 |
Recorded: | 1995 |
Genre: | World music, dance |
Length: | 56:19 |
Language: | Malinké |
Label: | Mango |
Producer: | Wally Badarou, Jean-Philippe Rykiel |
Prev Title: | Destiny of a Noble Outcast |
Prev Year: | 1991 |
Next Title: | Rail Band |
Next Year: | 1996 |
Folon is an album by the Malian artist Salif Keita.[1] [2] It was released in 1995 by Mango Records.[3]
The album was produced primarily by Wally Badarou.[4] "Mandjou" is a remake of one of Keita's 1970s hits.[5] "Seydou" is a tribute to Chris Seydou.[6]
Rolling Stone wrote that "once he has filled the crossover quota ... Keita offers solemn, languid, march-tempo meditations ('Mandjou', 'Mandela', 'Nyanyama') that are hauntingly beautiful and deceptively sophisticated."[7] The Guardian determined that "though more dancey in drum and bass than ever the albino activist's disenchantment with European life is evident, warmly expressed in an increasingly pan-African view."[4]
AllMusic praised the "gritty voice that transcends classification," writing that Keita "spins dance tracks that reveal a dedication to tradition and passion."
All songs written by Salif Keita.