Soul Keita

Soul Is An Ethiopian Musician And Painter Living In Paris. He Began Writing Songs At Twelve Years Old When His Father Taught Him To Play The Kissar An Ancient East African Lyre. Soul Grew Up In Addis Ababa But Left Home For Secondary School In Cairo. A Series Of Personal Setbacks Led Him To Nearly Quit Making Music Until He Met Nikita And Nico On A School Trip To The Sonora Desert. Their Collaboration Re-Inspired Soul And When He Returned To Egypt He Began Meeting And Playing Alongside Local Musicians. In Addition To Contributing To The Sunset Of A Clown Series And Inès Soul Has Produced His Own Democracy EP. Since His Graduation Soul Has Been Composing Music And Creating New Works From His New Home In Paris. read less