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Sounds Of Resistance: Editions Syliphone Conakry
Sounds Of Resistance: Editions Syliphone Conakry
15.01.23 · Conakry

Sounds Of Resistance: Editions Syliphone Conakry

A special hour on Editions Syliphone Conakry, the Guinean state-funded record label that ran from 1967 to 1986, across the tenure of President Sékou Touré. The purpose of the label was to support and promote Guinean traditional and national music, at home and abroad.

Since its independence from France in 1958, Guinea's artists had been radicalised by an official cultural policy that sought to modernise the arts while still being faithful to the traditional roots. It was a policy called authenticité, and music was its prime focus. Under the policy each region in Guinea, some 34 in total, were represented by artistic troupes. These consisted of an orchestra, a traditional music ensemble, a choir, and a theatrical group. The government purchased new musical instruments for the orchestras, at a huge cost, and encouraged the groups to write songs about topics such as African nationalism, anti-colonialism, and anti-imperialism.

The Syliphone label thus captured a moment in African history when a new nation asserted its voice and placed music at the forefront of its cultural identity. Their’s is a story that is intertwined with the political struggle for independence in Africa.

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Tracklist

  • Les Ballets Africains
    M'balia Camara
  • Papa Diabaté & Sekou Diabaté
    Solos De Guitare
  • Kada Diawara
    Mane Magni
  • Sory Kandia Kouyaté
    Douga
  • Ensemble Instrumental De La Radiodiffusion Nationale
    Naissance De L'O.E.R.S.
  • Orchestre De La Paillote
    Kadia Blues
  • Balla Et Ses Balladins
    Sakhodougou
  • Aboubacar Demba Camara & Son Groupe
    Exhumation Folklorique (Tentemba)
  • Bembeya - Jazz National
    Beni Ibara
  • Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis
    Manghoya
  • Orchestre Paillote
    Diaraby
  • Camayenne Sofa
    Kögnö Koura
  • Bembeya Jazz National
    Alalake
  • Orchestre Du Jardin De Guinee
    Bandian
  • Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis
    Soundiata
  • Balla Et Ses Balladins
    Sara "70"
  • Bembeya Jazz
    Regard Sur Le Plusse
  • Horoya Band National
    Zoumana
  • Franklin Boukaka, Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis
    M'Bongi Eyi
  • Orchestre De La Garde Républicaine (2ème Formation)
    Kairaba
  • Camayenne Sofa
    Könönin
  • Bembeya Jazz National
    Waraba
  • Camayenne Sofa
    Djumaba
  • Balla Et Ses Balladins
    Moi Ça Ma Fout