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Malian orchestras 1960 - 1980

Compiled by Graeme Counsel
Many thanks to Florent Mazzoleni

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National Orchestras

Regional Orchestras

Other orchestras

  • Afro Jazz
       Amadou Ba (chef d'orchestre, trumpet).

  • Alliance Jazz
       Amadou Ba (trumpet).

  • Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako
       Ousmane Dia (vocals), Kant
    é Manfila (vocals, lead guitar), Salif Keita (vocals), Amadou Bagayoko (lead guitar), Ousmane Kouyaté (guitar), Keletigui Diabaté (guitar), Dobry (drums), Aboubakar Samboura (bass), Fofana (guitar), Issa Gnaré (guitar), Etienne (guitar), Moussa Sissoko (sax), Seydou Koné (percussion), Tagus Traoré (trumpet), Cheikh Tidiané.

  • Askia Jazz
       Harouna Barry (sax).

  • Baniko Jazz de Dioila
       Adama Namakoro Fomba (guitar).

  • Boni Jazz
       Sorry Bamba (vocals).

  • Le Bronconi de Niono

  • Les Compagnons de Baraouli

  • Le Diosse Band de Kolokani

  • Les Echos de la Falaise de Bandiagara

  • Les Echos de la Grotte d’Hamdallaye

  • Ganoua Band (see also Super Djata Band)
       Zani Diabat
    é (guitar), Daouda "Flani" Diabaté (vocals, kamelen n'goni), Maré Sanogo (djembé, percussion)

  • Goffé Star de Bafoulabé
       Harouna Barry (chef d'orchestre, tenor sax).

  • Koulé Star de Koutiala
       Abdoulaye Diabaté (vocals), Djoss Diabaté (vocals).

  • Les Maravillas du Mali
       Boncana Ma
    ïga (chef d'orchestre, flute), Dramané Traoré (flute), Moustapha Sako (violin), Aliou Traoré (violin), Adboulaye Diarra (violin), Mamadou Tolo (violin), Londo (violin), Harouna Barry (tenor sax). Khalil Traoré (piano). Salif Traoré (bass), Alberto (vocals), Omar Santiago (vocals), Bah Tapo (percussion).

  • Le Melengo Jazz de Niarela

  • Les Messagers du Mali

  • Orchestre Municipal de San
       Tatine Demb
    élé (vocals).

  • Pioneer Jazz (Orchestre Missira)
       Djelimady Tounkara (guitar).

  • Rail Band du Buffet Hôtel de la Gare (Orchestre Rail-Band de Bamako, Super Rail Band, Rail Band du Mali, etc)
       Tidiané Koné (chef d'orchestre, trumpet, tenor & alto sax), Salif Keita (vocals), Mory Kanté (lead guitar, balafon, vocals), Makan Ganessy (vocals), Djelimady Sissoko (vocals), Lanfia Diabaté (vocals), Sékou Kanté (vocals), Damory Kouyaté (vocals), Djelimady Sissoko (vocals), Sékou Kouyaté (vocals), Nabé Baba (lead guitar), Djelimady Tounkara (lead guitar), Mamadou Diakité (rhythm guitar), Ousmane Sagodogo (rhythm guitar), Djelimoussa Kouyaté (rhythm guitar), Cheik Traoré (rhythm guitar), Alfred Coulibaly (keyboard), Sourakata Cissé (trumpet), Moussa Koné (trumpet), Kabiné Keita (sax), Lédi Youla (sax), Cheikh Traoré (bass), Issa Tounkara (bass), Mamadou "Pacheco" Bagayogo (drums), Fotigui Keita (drums), Mamadou Bagayoko (drums), Dramané Coumaré (congas), Korobala (congas), Marius (timbales), Abouramané Koumané (percussion), Moussa Traoré (percussion), Moussa Koné (percussion).

  • La Renaissance

  • Rônier Jazz
       Harouna Barry (sax).

  • Le Sahel Band de Nara

  • Le Santoro Band de San

  • Ségou Jazz

  • Souala Band de Banamba

  • Super Bama de Bamako

  • Super Djata Band de Bamako (see also Ganoua Band)
       Zani Diabaté (chef d'orchestre, lead guitar), Daouda "Flani" Sangaré (vocals), Alou Fané (vocals, donso ngoni), Mamadou "Johnny" Diabaté (vocals), Idrissa Magassa (vocals), Salia Sonogo (vocals), Dounanké Koita (rhythm guitar), Ousmane Dicko (rhythm guitar), Mamadou "Gorguy" Sylla (sax), Dounanké Koita (keyboards), Abou Camara (bass), Badian Kouyaté (bass), Bamba Dembélé (congas), Bakary Diabaté (percussion, timbales), Lamoussa Diabaté (drums).

  • Super Mandé de Kangaba
       Kassemady Diabaté (vocals).

  • Le Super Mono Band de Bougouni

  • Le Tambaoura Jazz de Kénéba

  • Tentemba Jazz du Mali
       Abdoulaye Diabaté (vocals).

  • Tjiwara Band de Kati
       Grand Papa Diabat
    é (guitar).

  • Le Typic de Kita

  • Le Yokanga Jazz de Yorousso
     


This page was creat
ed on March 24 2009 and was last
updated on November 18 2011

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African classics
 
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


 

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