ðɪ ˈɛdmɔntən dʒˈɜːnəl nˈoʊɾᵻd ðæt kˈeɪɾəz mjˈuːzɪk "ɪndʒˈɛkts ðə stˈɜːɹɪŋ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl ɹˈɪðəmz ʌv mˈɑːli wɪð nˈɜːɹɪʃɪŋ kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi tˈɛkstʃɚz—fˈʌŋk, sˈoʊkə, ænd sˈoʊl.
The Edmonton Journal noted that Keita's music "injects the stirring traditional rhythms of Mali with nourishing contemporary textures—funk, soca, and soul.