The title track from Salif Keita’s breakthrough album, ‘Soro’ is typical of the rest of the album in that it feels a little over produced. That’s not an issue as such, at least not when everything harmonises so well together. Keita’s voice stands out of course, as does the underlying rhythm which is a sonic pan-African potpourri. It’s a bit dramatic towards the end, m which is something that may have sounded better had it been rawer. It certainly made its mark though, and takes me back to when I went to see him live touring this at the Astoria back in 1987.
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