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Keletigui et ses Tambourinis



Keletigui et ses Tambourinis were one of Guinea's select National Orchestras. The band were originally known as Orchestre de la  Paillote, and were led by Keletigui Traoré. SLP 30 is of special interest for the song "Mandjou", a traditional praise song to the Touré clan, which was also recorded in 1979 by Salif Keita and Les Ambassadeurs Internationaux. Both renditions focus on praising the achievements of Guinea's President, Sékou Touré. The above album also includes songs dedicated to the Parti Démocratique de Guinée, Guinea's sole political party, and historical songs such as "Donsoké" and the classic "Bakary Dian".

*** UPDATE***
Keletigui et ses Tambourini's first LP - pictured above - has now been released on CD!
It is available for purchase from Popular African Music

Graeme Counsel © Copyright
 

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by record label -   • Syliphone     • Club Voltaïque du Disque     • Tempo International     • Mali Kunkan     • Société Ivoirienne du Disque     • Safie Deen      • Volta Discobel     • N'Dardisc     • L.G.V.D.     • Music Hall 

by group -             • Bembeya Jazz     • Les Ambassadeurs     • Rail Band     • Salif Keita     • Keletigui et ses Tambourinis

 by nation -            • Guinea Bissau     • Mali     • Guinea     • Mauritania     • The Gambia     • Burkina Faso     • Senegal - coming soon

 other -                   • Guinean orchestras of the 1st republic      • Malian orchestras 1960-1980      • Rail Band & Les Ambassadeurs family tree

 

 

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