Salif Keita Vocal Range: Reported B2–D5
Salif Keita’s reported vocal range is B2 to D5, about 2.3 octaves (27 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog lists Salif Keita as a tenor; this is a reported reference classification.
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Where Salif Keita’s reported span sits in the catalog
- Span, whole catalog
- 27 semitones wide: number 488 of 636 by reported span. The catalog median is 32.5 semitones.
- Span, tenor group
- Number 189 of 223 catalog tenors; that group's median span is 36 semitones, and this span is 9 semitones narrower than that median.
- Span, Folk
- Number 32 of 52 catalog singers tagged Folk (median 29 semitones).
- Against the textbook band
- The conventional tenor band runs C3 to C5. The reported floor sits 1 semitone below the band's bottom note, and the reported ceiling sits 2 semitones above the band's top note.
- Catalog entry
- Filed under Mali, prominent from 1970, signature song listed as Madan.
Counted from the catalog’s reported figures, which are not verified measurements.
Evidence and review
Catalog review confirmed 2026-10-24 · Dataset editor: Jason Colapietro
Reported reference span: the displayed catalog range is not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog lists Salif Keita as a tenor; this is a reported reference classification.
The catalog has not verified recordings or scores for both endpoints. These figures cannot establish a repeatable singing range or an absolute highest or lowest note.
These are approximate catalog reference spans. Most profiles have not had both endpoints individually verified against named recordings or scores. They are not lab measurements or comfortable everyday ranges; use them for comparison, not as training targets.
What is Salif Keita’s vocal range?
Salif Keita’s reported vocal range is B2 to D5, about 2.3 octaves (27 semitones). That is a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog lists Salif Keita as a tenor; this is a reported reference classification.
- Signature song
- Madan
Reported catalog figures, not lab measurements. An endpoint may be an isolated performance and does not describe an everyday singing range.
More about Salif Keita’s voice
How high can Salif Keita sing?
The catalog lists B2 to D5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. Its upper endpoint should not be read as a verified individual maximum.
What is Salif Keita’s highest note?
The catalog lists B2 to D5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog record does not independently establish the upper endpoint as an individual highest note.
What is Salif Keita’s lowest note?
The catalog lists B2 to D5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. The catalog record does not independently establish the lower endpoint as an individual physiological limit.
How many octaves can Salif Keita sing?
The catalog lists B2 to D5 as a reported reference span, not an independently verified physiological limit. It covers about 2.3 octaves (27 semitones) in the catalog, not a reviewed measurement of the singer's full working range.
What voice type is Salif Keita?
The catalog lists Salif Keita as a tenor; this is a reported reference classification.
Salif Keita’s full entry (range, tone and technique) is in The Voice Atlas, chapter 25: Reggae, Afrobeats and African voices, included with Pro.
Also listed from B2
35 other voices here have the same reported floor in this catalog.
Also listed up to D5
42 other voices here have the same reported ceiling in this catalog.