Hello groovers, what's cooking for you today ? We have another piece of mandingo from Guinée. The Super Boiro Band was founded in 1959. On Discogs the album is listed under Niaissa, the band's trumpeteer. It is from 1972 and has some hiss, not strange after 52 playing years. We saw a few of their[...]

On Editions Syliphone Conakry we find this SLP 49 from 1975. It contains six songs by five bands, mandingo sound from Guinée. Wikipedia Discogs Syli Authentic, Dans l'Arene 1976 Djoli Band, Style Savane 1980 Camayenne Sofa, La Percée 1976 Camayenne Sofa, A Grands Pas 1976 Editions Syliphone Conakry on GG 01 - Syli Authentic -[...]

Isn't that just wonderful ? A group of miners from the Fria region in Guinea, who form a band in their free time. Sombory de Fria or Sombory Jazz de Fria. One way or the other, they could really play. A fine blend of Guinean and Afro-Cuban style music. Get it and spread it ..[...]

They only had three albums on the Syliphone label, this is the third. Fellow blog Worldservice had a casette in october 2008. Worldservice is also the place to find some decent information, here at the GG we only deliver the music. Tracks 4 and 5 go without pause so I left them together in one[...]

Uit 1971 stamt deze elpee op Editions Syliphone de Conakry. Drie van de zangers hier gepresenteerd zijn afkomstig uit Guinée. De vierde is Myriam Makeba die in Guiné woonde met haar toen- malige echtgenoot Stokely Carmichael. Ze treedt hier wel op met Quintette Guineen. Desondanks vallen haar twee songs wat uit de toon. Kortom, zes[...]

tracks ; 01 - Orchestre Télé-Jazz - Sensenko 02 - Orchestre Simandjou-Jazz - Bounika 03 - Orchestre Sorsornet Rythme - En tout cas 04 - Orchestre Nimba-Jazz - Babaniko

Het vorige album van Camayenne Sofa was ook al zo'n killer. Deze is van eerder in hetzelfde jaar en heet 'la percée', de doorbraak. Zeer spaced out gitaarwerk en hoge lead vokalen, kortom nog zo'n heerlijke release op het geliefde Editions Syliphone label.. The previous album by Camayenne Sofa was also a huge killer. The[...]

Na de tragische dood van Aboubacar Demba Camara in een onnodig auto ongeluk was Bembeya Jazz aanvankelijk verlamd. Deze elpee echter markeert de sterke come back van de groep. Met Moussa Touré als nieuwe leadzanger, Mory Koyate I, Mory Kouyate II en M'Bady Soumah was het grootste leed geleden en maakten ze weer prachtige muziek.[...]

We kennen allemaal Balla et ses Balladins. In het citaat hieronder kun je lezen waarom de groep tijdelijk onder een andere naam opereerde. Mandingo muziek uit 1972, niet te missen.. We all know Balla et ses Balladins, read in the coming lines why the group temporarily played under another name. Not to miss mandingo. Much[...]

Op Editions Syliphone Conakry vinden we dit prachtige stukje rumba-guinée. Balla et ses Balladins is een artiest die al jaren enthousiaste luisteraars tekt. Gebruik onze zoekbalk en vind meer van deze band. De plaat is uit 1974 en draagt wel wat ruis met zich mee helaas. De trackvolgorde op de hoes is niet hetzelfde als[...]

Mamady Camara with his high pitched voice (#6) takes us on a trip to la République de Guinée today. Together with Camayenne Sofa he brings us some astonishing atmospheric mandingo with bluesy feel. A special treat for your weekend. First track surprises with Chaloub Riab doing harmonica solo. Listen and drift away.. tracks; 01 -[...]

click on image Today's post concerns an album by another group from la Republique de Guinée. It appears on the great Editions Syliphone de Conakry and is from 1980. The record's been treated very good, it is still brand new. Le Simandou de Beyla opens with an ode to the late Aboubacar Demba Camara, who[...]

Delightful 1976 compilation of Guinéan songs, only one by Super lion and the other four by Bembeya Jazz National. Crazy laughing ballad 'Petit Sekou' stole my heart straight away. Don't forget to share it with your friends, killer stuff. tracks; 01 - Super Lion - Kiti 02 - Bembeya Jazz - Telephone 03 - Bembeya[...]

On this special Re-edition from Guinée we find the three greatest bands from the era. Balla et ses Balladins, Bembeya Jazz and Kélétigui et ses Tambourinis. Wonderful songs from beginning to end. On Editions Syliphone de Conakry, République de Guinée, this is a treat you better don't miss.. tracks; 01 - Bembeya Jazz - Alalake[...]