Teni Damba is the daughter of Ba Zoumana Sissoko. Her second cassette (above) was released in 1994. The opening track "Yirbayo" was one of the top Malian songs of the 1990s. An inspired recording with a scorching guitar solo (one of Mali's best) it is quintessential listening. The backing vocalists are also superb, as are the lead vocals of Teni Demba. She has an excellent band and further recordings are hopefully forthcoming.

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

Kanté Manfila & Salif Keita "Dans l'authenticité vol 1"	Les Ambassadeurs du Motel
Kanté Manfila & Salif Keita "Dans l'authenticité vol 2"	Doura Barry "Laureat de Guinea"
L'arbre éternel - Syliphone LP 28	Djali Madi Tounkara and The Rail Band
Guinée an XII - Syliphone LP 21	Keletigui et ses Tambourinis - Syliphone LP 30
Orchestre Régional de Kayes	Mamadi Diabaté et Les Ambassadeurs
Victoire à la Révolution - Syliphone LP 29	Souleymané Traoré dit Neba Solo
Orchestre Régional de Mopti	Rail Band "Soundiata"
Teningnini Damba	A Search for the Roots of the Blues vols 1 & 2
Ernesto Djedje "Le roi du ziglibithy"	L'Orchestre National "A" de la République du Mali
Ami Koita "Pour le collectionneur vol 3"	Kanaga de Mopti