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Music For A Revolution Vol 1 : Guinea's Syliphone Recording Label (1967-1973)
From 1967 to 1983, Guinea’s government presented selections of songs from the Voix de la Révolution catalogue on its own recording label, Syliphone. These recordings were described as ‘the fruit of the revolution’. Syliphone was revolutionary in many aspects: it was the first recording label to feature traditional African musical instruments such as the kora and balafon within an orchestre setting; it was the first to present the traditional songs of the griots within an orchestre setting; and it was the first government-sponsored recording label of post-colonial Africa.
Syliphone represented authenticité in action, and over 750 songs were released by the recording label on 12-inch and 7-inch vinyl discs. All are highly sought after by collectors worldwide. This first volume of a two-volume series presents a selection of the best of early Syliphone recordings. The songs demonstrate not only the essence of Guinea’s authenticité policy and of its subsequent Cultural Revolution, but of a confluence of musical styles from Cuba, jazz, highlife and the diverse influences of Guinea’s cultural groups.
A1
Jardin De Guinée - Sakhodou
A2
Orchestre De La Paillotte - La Guinée Moussolou
A3
Bembeya Jazz National - Guantanamera-Seyni
A4
Bembeya Jazz National - Sabor De Guajira
B1
Balla Et Ses Balladins - Sakhodougou
B2
Balla Et Ses Balladins - Samba
B3
Orchestre De La Paillotte - Kankan-Yarabi
B4
Myriam'S Quintette - Solo Quintette
C1
Pivi Et Les Baladins - Ka Noutea
C2
Horoya Band - N’Banlassouro
C3
Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine - Sabouya
C4
Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis - Samakoro
D1
Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis - Miri Magnin
D2
"22 Novembre" Band - Kouma
D3
Les Freres Diabate - N'fa





