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Salif Keita

Salif Keita is a Malian musician known for his work in Afro House and contemporary African electronic music. His sound blends traditional West African instrumentation with modern production techniques, contributing to the broader landscape of house music emerging from the continent.

11 tracksAfro House· 1994–2025
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Salif Keita is a high-energy with strong groove and drive artist.

This artistTypical Afro House
Signature sound

Sits right in the typical Afro House pocket.

How this compares to Afro House

Across 11 analysed tracks, Salif Keita averages 63% energy — harder than 70% of individual Afro House tracks — and 87% groove, groovier than 64%.

Measured against 12,606 Afro House tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 120–128 BPM with a median of 123 · predominantly minor keys (73% minor) · most common key: 12A (C♯ Minor) with 4 tracks.

BPM spread
120–124
9
125–129
2
Key distribution
1A1B2A2B3A3B24A14B5A25B6A6B7A7B8A8B9A9B110A110B11A11B12A412B

Sound profile evolution

How Salif Keita’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Afro House tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
1994–2010·5 tracks
2011–2025·4 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Afro House
What changed

Across Salif Keita's catalog, energy has lifted; production has brightened; tempos have eased from ~124 to ~120 BPM.

Release volume by decade

1
1990s
4
2000s
4
2020s

Tracks in catalog

11 total · sortable
Kalabancoro album art
Kalabancoro
Salif Keita, Ginton, Richard Bona
120 BPM · 12A · Afro House · 50% Sustainer
Afro House
120
12A · C♯ min
50%Sustainer
2025
Madan album art
Madan
Salif Keita, Jonas Blue
124 BPM · 4A · Dance · 52% Sustainer
Dance
124
4A · F min
52%Sustainer
2002
Yamore - Extended Francis Mercier & André Soueid Remix album art
Yamore - Extended Francis Mercier & André Soueid Remix
Salif Keita, Cesaria Evora, MoBlack, Francis Mercier, Andre Soueid, Franc Fala, Benja (NL)
123 BPM · 12A · Afro House · 71% Peak time
Afro House
123
12A · C♯ min
71%Peak time
2024
Madan - Extended Mix album art
Madan - Extended Mix
Salif Keita, Haska
124 BPM · 5A · Dance · 54% Sustainer
Dance
124
5A · C min
54%Sustainer
2002
Yamore - David Mackay Extended Remix album art
Yamore - David Mackay Extended Remix
Salif Keita, Cesaria Evora, MoBlack, David Mackay, Franc Fala, Benja (NL)
120 BPM · 12A · Afro House · 71% Peak time
Afro House
120
12A · C♯ min
71%Peak time
2002
Kabe album art
Kabe
Salif Keita, Francis Mercier, Nomis (FR)
120 BPM · 10A · Afro House · 89% Peak time
Afro House
120
10A · B min
89%Peak time
2024
Madan - Martin Solveig Exotic Disco Mix album art
Madan - Martin Solveig Exotic Disco Mix
Salif Keita
128 BPM · 5A · House · 42% Sustainer
House
128
5A · C min
42%Sustainer
2002
Mandjou - Extended album art
Mandjou - Extended
Salif Keita, MoBlack, Bedouin, Feki Station
124 BPM · 9B · Afro House · 77% Peak time
Afro House
124
9B · G maj
77%Peak time
1994
Yamore - Extended Mrak & Armonica Remix album art
Yamore - Extended Mrak & Armonica Remix
Salif Keita, Mrak, Cesaria Evora, MoBlack, Armonica, Franc Fala, Benja (NL)
126 BPM · 3B · Melodic House & Techno · 87% Peak time
Melodic House & Techno
126
3B · D♭ maj
87%Peak time
2024
Yamore - FNX Omar Remix album art
Yamore - FNX Omar Remix
Salif Keita, Cesaria Evora, MoBlack, FNX OMAR, Franc Fala, Benja (NL)
120 BPM · 3B · Afro House · 42% Sustainer
Afro House
120
3B · D♭ maj
42%Sustainer
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Yamore album art
Yamore
Salif Keita, Cesaria Evora, MoBlack, Franc Fala, Benja (NL)
120 BPM · 12A · Afro House · 63% Builder
Afro House
120
12A · C♯ min
63%Builder
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Artists that mix with Salif Keita

We scored every transition between Salif Keita’s 11 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 190 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

&lez

31 of the 440 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.5. They come from 7 different Salif Keita tracks.

Kalabancoro → Percolate · 12A → 12B · same BPM · 90 chemistry

Aaron Sevilla

31 of the 363 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 8 different Salif Keita tracks.

Yamore - David Mackay Extended Remix → Sunset Guitar · 12A → 11B · +2 BPM · 88 chemistry

DJ Tomer

27 of the 352 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.0. They come from 8 different Salif Keita tracks.

Mandjou - Extended → Vika Dlozi - Native P. & Shredder SA Remix · 9B → 9B · −2 BPM · 91 chemistry

Djeff

29 of the 341 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.0. They come from 8 different Salif Keita tracks.

Kalabancoro → Indie Genius Monks · 12A → 12B · same BPM · 90 chemistry

Emanuele Esposito

27 of the 308 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 9 different Salif Keita tracks.

Yamore - David Mackay Extended Remix → Spirit Path · 12A → 12A · +2 BPM · 91 chemistry

Hanna Hais

29 of the 330 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.9. They come from 8 different Salif Keita tracks.

Mandjou - Extended → Rosa Nova - Remix · 9B → 9B · −1 BPM · 89 chemistry

Lizwi

30 of the 440 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.5. They come from 7 different Salif Keita tracks.

Kalabancoro → Ingwe · 12A → 12A · same BPM · 89 chemistry

Tayllor

29 of the 396 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.3. They come from 6 different Salif Keita tracks.

Kalabancoro → Lenaia · 12A → 11B · same BPM · 93 chemistry

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Salif Keita by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Salif Keita, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Habib Koite & Bamada
100%
Not in our catalog yet
Oumou Sangare
92%
5 tracks in catalog · African
Rokia Traore
65%
Not in our catalog yet
Boubacar Traore
61%
Not in our catalog yet
Angelique Kidjo
43%
4 tracks in catalog · Afro House
Ismael Lo
42%
Not in our catalog yet
Cheikh Lo
40%
Not in our catalog yet
Toumani Diabate
39%
Not in our catalog yet
Orchestra Baobab
39%
Not in our catalog yet
Ali Farka Touré
38%
1 track in catalog · African · no artist page yet
Amadou & Mariam
37%
7 tracks in catalog · African
Ali Farka Toure & Toumani Diabate
34%
Not in our catalog yet
Fatoumata Diawara
34%
5 tracks in catalog · Afro House
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
33%
Not in our catalog yet
Issa Bagayogo
33%
Not in our catalog yet

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Salif Keita play at?+

Salif Keita's tracks in our catalog range from 120 to 128 BPM, with a median of 123 BPM. Across 11 tracks, the most common range falls in the 125–130 BPM bucket.

What key are Salif Keita's tracks in?+

Salif Keita's tracks are mostly in minor keys (73% minor across 11 tracks). The most common single key is 12A (C♯ Minor) with 4 tracks.

What artists mix well with Salif Keita?+

We scored every transition between Salif Keita's 11 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 190 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and &lez, Aaron Sevilla, DJ Tomer are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: Kalabancoro into Percolate, 12A to 12B, 90 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Salif Keita?+

Salif Keita sits closest to Habib Koite & Bamada, Oumou Sangare, Rokia Traore in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Salif Keita most active?+

Our catalog has Salif Keita releases spanning 1994 to 2025, with the most tracks from the 2020s.