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Guinean Orchestras of the First Republic 

Compiled by Graeme Counsel

This information was first published in Mande popular music and cultural policies in West Africa. 2009, Germany: VDM. Available here

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National Orchestras

Federal Orchestras
(Note that there was one orchestra per préfecture. Where multiple orchestras are listed this reflects name changes over time)

  1. Beyla - Simandou Jazz

  2. Boké - Sorsornet Rythme / Kakandé Jazz

  3. Boffa - Dynamic Fatala Ambience

  4. Conakry I - Kaloum Star / Kaloum Jazz

  5. Conakry II - Kakilambé Jazz de Conakry II / Camayenne Fooly / Camayenne Sextet / Les Sofas de Camayenne / Camayenne Sofa / Kenien Star / Hafia Orchestra

  6. Conakry III - Syli Authentic / Les Messagers de Morifindian Diabaté / Messagers de la Capitale / Messagers de l’Espoir / Les Heritiers de Sory Kandia

  7. Coyah - Soumba Jazz / Tabounzou Jazz

  8. Dabola - Tinkisso Jazz

  9. Dalaba - Téné Jazz / Dala Jazz

  10. Dinguiraye - Kébaly Jazz

  11. Dubréka - Soumba Jazz

  12. Faranah - Tropical Djoli Band / Djoliba Band / Messagers du Niger

  13. Forécariah - Sataboum Rythm / Sataboum Jazz / Bafila Band

  14. Fria - Kimbo Jazz / Sombory Jazz / Etoile de Kimbo

  15. Gaoual - Orchestre Super Tominé Authentic / Tomini Jazz

  16. Gueckédou - Kébendo Jazz (won the 1st prize at four Quinzaine artistiques, two more than Bembeya Jazz and one more than the Horoya Band, but were never nationalised...)

  17. Kankan - Le 22 Novembre Band / 22 Band

  18. Kérouané - Super Sanankoro / Sanankoro Sofa / Sanankoro Jazz / Sankaran Jazz

  19. Kindia - Dirou Band

  20. Kissidougou - Niandan Jazz

  21. Koubia - Dimma Fooly

  22. Koundara - Badiar Jazz

  23. Kouroussa - Les Messagers du Niger / Djoli Band

  24. Labé - Sassé Jazz / Kolima Jazz

  25. Lélouma - Super Sankoly Rythm

  26. Lola - Nimba Succès

  27. Macenta - Palm Jazz

  28. Mali - Loura Jazz

  29. Mamou - Bafing Jazz

  30. Mandiana - Wassolon Könö

  31. N’zérékoré - Nimba Jazz

  32. Pita - Kinkon Jazz / Fetoré Jazz

  33. Siguiri - Djoliba Jazz / Manden Könö

  34. Télimélé - Télé Jazz

  35. Tougué - Koloun Jazz

  36. Yomou - Forest Band / Tout Puissant Forest Band / Oulé Jazz

Other 1st republic orchestras

 Le Fils du Raïs / Soleil Université - Institut Polytechnique Gamal Abdel Nasser, University of Conakry
 Normalien Jazz / Ny
éréré Jazz / Nyéréré Orchestre - l'Ecole Normale Superieure Julius Nyéréré / Institut Polytechnique Julius Nyéréré, University of Kankan

 Sankaran Echo - Institut
Valery Giscar d’Estaing de Faranah
 L'Orchestre Ecole Normale d'Instituteurs de Macenta

 
Super Lion / Super Lion de la Gendarmerie - Conakry
 Les Aigles de la Capitale - Conakry (Police)
 Sily Star - (a section orchestra) Kankan I, Kankan
 R
évolution Band - (Orchestre du Camp Soundiata de Kankan) Kankan
 Les Messagers de la Milice National
 Les Heritiers de Demba / Demba Orchestra
 Kania Jazz de Kindia (
2ème formation)
 Limanya Orchestre de 2
ème arrondissement de Conakry I
 
Mini Orchestre de Kankan
 
Tolo Université Rythme
 Milo Orchestre (Kankan II)
 Béro Jazz (The sous-préfecture orchestra of Goucké, in the préfecture of ?)
 Orchestre Feminin de Mamou

 

Some early 2nd republic orchestras

 Atlantic Mélodie (members from Forecariah and Dirou Band, then based themselves in Conakry).
 Les Etoiles de Boulbinet - (a sous-préfecture orchestra) Boulbinet, Conakry I
 Sirènes de Guinée
 Super Flambeau (originally Super Boiro Band)
 Les Authentiques de la Capitale.


This page was created on May 19 2006 and w
as last updated on January 15 2010.

Graeme Counsel
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