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Kante Manfila / Sorry Bamba

Title: Clash Mandingue

Label: Oriki Music

Cat No:6139172
Format:CD

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• Guinean guitarist Kante Manfila & Malian flutist/trumpet player Sorry Bamba deliver anthological recordings for a local label. Those include Manding Afro Pop, South African Kwela rhythm, Nuyorican boogaloo, Pachanga as well Sega rhythm from the Island of Reunion, Biguine and Cha Cha. Thanks to their audacity as arrangers, they managed to create much of an original sound by melting together Manding inspirations & Western influences.

• The titles recorded with their small combo were short, adopting the standardized « pop » radio format. But contrarily to local artists, Kante Manfila & Sorry Bamba chose Latin rhythms to update their modern Manding music. And though they used an old formula developed by African artists since the 50’s, they differed from their predecessors & competitors by playing up to date latin rhythms or less commercial styles than the ones commonly heard in West Africa.

• Manfila & Bamba partly escaped from their respective countries’ official musical industry when working for Djima Iyanda, a Yoruba producer based in Abidjan. Djima records, the label that released all tracks included in this compilation, finally opened the market to individual & modern Manding artists.

Track Listing for Clash Mandingue
1. Air Afrique
2. Super Bara Serah
3. Keleya
4. Makoura
5. Soufiana
6. Serre
7. N’diarabi bedonna
8. N’na
9. Bravo Mimos
10. Ladji
11. Diyabanale
12. Tira Kaba
13. Mobakan
14. Keleya Magni
15. Fara N’mossela
16. Djantou Madjila
17. Mosso Gnouma
18. Djeli Mango
19. Kadji Malga
20. Takoulata
21. Tie Gbanan
22. Mamou
23. Kelal Magni

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