Bembeya Jazz National - The Syliphone Years: Hits And Rare Recor

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Bembeya Jazz National - The Syliphone Years: Hits And Rare Recordings [2004] [Anthology] Original Release / Sterns Africa / CD

Bembeya Jazz National - Syliphone Years
Release: 2004
Country: Guinea
Type: 2 Disc Album
Length: 2:33:01

Disc 1
01. Republique Guinee
02. Sabor de guarija
03. Armee Guineenne
04. Dembaty Galant
05. Air Guinee
06. Guinee Hety Horemoun
07. Montuno De La Sierra
08. Waraba
09. Dagna
10. Doni Doni
11. Camara Mousso
12. Super Tentemba
13. Mami Wati
14. Alalake

Disc 2
01. Beyla
02. Fatoumata
03. Moussogbe
04. Sou
05. N'Gamokoro
06. Ballake
07. Mussofing
08. Dya Dya
09. Sino Mousso
10. N'Temenna
11. Telephone
12. Petit Sekou

<b>Allmusic</b> Wrote: <blockquote>In 1958 Guinea gained its independence from 60 years of French colonial rule. One of the first things that President Toure did was to help restore his country's historical pride and heritage through an authentic renaissance of the arts, particularly music.Bembeya Jazz was one of the first regional bands to become national exponents of the modernization of traditional indigenous African music. In time, they became legendary innovators of modern African music known all over the world. This double-CD set contains their best singles from the 1960s and '70s plus some rare music previously unavailable in any format. The Cuban influence is evident on some of the tracks, but Bembeya Jazz blended this with indigenous styles to create a unique take all their own. All of this music was recorded on Guinea's legendary Syliphone label. The sound quality is quite good given that some of the tracks are vinyl transfers since the 45 rpm master tapes have been lost. In 2001, Metoura Traore, a pioneering musician of the same period of these recordings, said, "Guinean music was the avant-garde of African music...it was like the lighthouse to music in Africa. And they said it couldn't be done -- to modernize African music." This set is a jewel in the crown in African music.</blockquote>