Salif Keïta

This compilation features Cesaria doing duets with wide range of international artists. Guests include: Goran Bregovic, Adriano Celentano, Tania Libertad, Chucho Valdes, Caetano Veloso, Dorota Miskiewicz, Pedro Guerra, and Bonnie Taitt.

"VA - Claude Challe: The Best Of" (2005) is a compilation album that brings together a selection of tracks curated by Claude Challe, a renowned French DJ, producer, and music curator, known for his influence in the chill-out and lounge music scenes. The compilation features a collection of tracks from his extensive catalog and those that fit his signature style, which blends a mix of ambient, world music, chillout, and downtempo vibes.

"VA - Sweet Lies (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" (1988) is the soundtrack album to the film Sweet Lies, a romantic comedy directed by Michel Deville. The film itself revolves around themes of relationships, deception, and infidelity, set against a dramatic yet comedic backdrop. The soundtrack, released in 1988, features a collection of music that complements the tone and atmosphere of the film, blending jazz, romantic, and pop influences that were popular in film soundtracks during the late '80s. Although the film wasn't a major blockbuster, its soundtrack remains a noteworthy collection of music from that era.

Makan Badjé Tounkara is a jali, a griot. He is the grandson of the great Djeli Baba Sissoko (1922-2001), who was acknowledged by his peers as the “leader of Malian Jalis” in the 1990s. Badjé has been pursuing a rich career, notably alongside such renowned artists as Salif Keïta, Baba Maal, Ami Koïta, Tata Bambo, Kandia Kouyaté and his aunt Mah Damba, with whom he has recorded two albums. He is also at the origin of an instrumental innovation: he has added three strings to his ngoni, the traditional lute of the jalis.