Discotheque 73 – Various Artists,
Editions Syliphone Conakry 1975

Discotheque 73, front

Hello groovers, slowly rebooting I’m squeezing
one out for ya. Not full speed yet, hang on…

From 1975, this collector with at least 5 authentic
Guineean tracks. Wonderful music by superb musicians.
What the .. could have been the idea behind Makeba’s
participation on this album. Commercial reasons I suspect.
Coincidentally track 3 has some bad snaps,
it wasn’t me …honestly…

Enjoy this nice music.

tracks;

1 Bembeya Jazz National – Super tentemba
2 Horoya Band National – Were were
3 Myriam Makeba – Malouyame
4 Keletigui et ses Tambourins – Miri magnin
5 Bembeya Jazz National – Mami wata
6 Super Boiro Band – Darinole

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11 thoughts on “Discotheque 73 – Various Artists,
Editions Syliphone Conakry 1975

  1. hey groovemeister,

    great blog, simply the best.

    let me enlighten you about miriam makeba’s participation.

    she lived in guinee in the 60s and the 70s as a guest of the government of Sekou Toure, because she had to leave the US where she had previously been, after leaving apartheid south africa.

    she recorded quite a lot while in guinee, always supported by the best local musicians, taken from bembeya, balla’s band and keletigui’s band

    hope this helps

    keep on groovin’

    Mike, slovenia

  2. I don’t know much about Miriam Makeba but there are a few things that are clear. She got married to Stokely Carmichael, a non violent revolutionary turned violent revolution proponent. That move reduced her stock with the American public & media to zero. She left for Guinea where I believe Stokely Carmichael went to as well, he would later rename himself “Kwame Toure” after his hero Kwame Nkrumah & his host Sekou Toure…..Other than that, they divorced. Stokely died in 1998 & Makeba passed away 10 years later in 2008.

    Ed

  3. I don’t know much about Miriam Makeba but there are a few things that are clear. She got married to Stokely Carmichael, a non violent revolutionary turned violent revolution proponent. That move reduced her stock with the American public & media to zero. She left for Guinea where I believe Stokely Carmichael went to as well, he would later rename himself “Kwame Toure” after his hero Kwame Nkrumah & his host Sekou Toure…..Other than that, they divorced. Stokely died in 1998 & Makeba passed away 10 years later in 2008.

    Ed

  4. Fantastic! Thanks! This is the only one in the series (1970-76, I think), that is no longer available on CD. For those of you who haven´t heard the others, check them out! 70 contains the wonderful 17 min guitar improvisation by the Diabaté masters

  5. Fantastic! Thanks! This is the only one in the series (1970-76, I think), that is no longer available on CD. For those of you who haven´t heard the others, check them out! 70 contains the wonderful 17 min guitar improvisation by the Diabaté masters

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