Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis

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Name = Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis


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Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis were a dance music orchestra founded by the government of the newly independent state of Guinea-Conakry. They were one of the most prominent national orchestras of the new country.

Background

The newly-independent state of Guinea, led by president Sekou Toure, established a number of music groups, competitions and festivals throughout the country to play the traditional musics of Guinea rather than the European styles that were popular in the colonial period. The first orchestra to be founded was the "Syli Orchestre National", it's musicians drawn from the finest talents of the new nation. Later the government decided to split the orchestra into smaller units and "Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis", led by saxophone and keyboard player Keletigui Traoré, was one of these.

Career

Like their rivals, Balla et ses Balladins, who were also descended from the Orchestre National, Keletigui and his group were based in a nightclub in Conakry and made a number of recordings for the state-owned Syliphone record label.

The group was an organ of the state of Guinea and as such it's working schedule, line-up and repertoire were strongly influenced by the officials of the state, as can be seen by the songs they recorded in praise of President Toure.

Discography

ingles

Tracks on Syliphone compilations

Compilations

Various artist compilations

*"Authenticite - The Syliphone Years" (2008) Sterns

References

Graeme Counsel - liner notes to the Sterns compilations

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