Bembaya Jazz National is a Guinean jazz group that gained fame in the 1960s… Read Full Bio ↴Bembaya Jazz National is a Guinean jazz group that gained fame in the 1960s for their infectious Afropop rhythms. They are considered one of the most significant bands in Guinean music. Many of their recordings are based on traditional folk music in the country and have been fused with jazz and Afropop style. Featuring guitarist Sekou 'Diamond Fingers' Diabate, who grew up in a traditional griot musical family, the band won over fans in Conakry, Guinea's capital city, during the heady days of that country's newfound independence. Bembeya Jazz fell onto harder times in the 1980s and disbanded for a number of years, but reformed in the late 1990s and has toured Europe and North America in the early 2000s.
In the aftermath of the Guinean Independence in 1958 and the encouragement of cultural pride, numerous bands sprang up throughout the African country. The first dance bands were state-supported orchestras, and included popular groups like Lanaya Jazz, Keletigui et ses Tambourins and Super Boiro. The most popular was Bembeya Jazz National, formed by vocalist Aboubacar Dembar Camara in 1961. Specializing in modern arrangements of Manding classic tunes, Bembeya Jazz National won the first two national Biennale festivals in 1962 and 1964 and was crowned National Orchestra in 1966.
Initially a seven-piece group, featuring a Latin-flavored horn section of saxophone, trumpet, and clarinet, Bembeya Jazz National reached its apex with the addition of electric guitarist Sekou "Diamond Fingers" Diabate and lead singer Sekouba Mabino Diabate (no relation). Although prohibited from touring outside Guinea until the mid-'80s, Bembeya Jazz National continued to build a cult-like following in its home country.
Bembeya Jazz National's most ambitious album, Regard Sur Le Passe, released in 1968, was a musical tribute to the memory of Samory Toure, who founded the Mande kingdom in 1870. A live album, 10 Ans De Succes, was recorded during a 1971 concert.
A set-back for the band came in 1973 when Camara was killed in an auto accident on his way to a concert in Dakar. Although they remained together for another eight years, Bembeya Jazz National was unable to duplicate the success of their earliest years. The group disbanded in 1991 with Sekou Diabate and Sekouba Bambino Diabate going on to successful solo careers.
However, it reformed in the late 1990s and has toured Europe and North America in the early 2000s.
In the aftermath of the Guinean Independence in 1958 and the encouragement of cultural pride, numerous bands sprang up throughout the African country. The first dance bands were state-supported orchestras, and included popular groups like Lanaya Jazz, Keletigui et ses Tambourins and Super Boiro. The most popular was Bembeya Jazz National, formed by vocalist Aboubacar Dembar Camara in 1961. Specializing in modern arrangements of Manding classic tunes, Bembeya Jazz National won the first two national Biennale festivals in 1962 and 1964 and was crowned National Orchestra in 1966.
Initially a seven-piece group, featuring a Latin-flavored horn section of saxophone, trumpet, and clarinet, Bembeya Jazz National reached its apex with the addition of electric guitarist Sekou "Diamond Fingers" Diabate and lead singer Sekouba Mabino Diabate (no relation). Although prohibited from touring outside Guinea until the mid-'80s, Bembeya Jazz National continued to build a cult-like following in its home country.
Bembeya Jazz National's most ambitious album, Regard Sur Le Passe, released in 1968, was a musical tribute to the memory of Samory Toure, who founded the Mande kingdom in 1870. A live album, 10 Ans De Succes, was recorded during a 1971 concert.
A set-back for the band came in 1973 when Camara was killed in an auto accident on his way to a concert in Dakar. Although they remained together for another eight years, Bembeya Jazz National was unable to duplicate the success of their earliest years. The group disbanded in 1991 with Sekou Diabate and Sekouba Bambino Diabate going on to successful solo careers.
However, it reformed in the late 1990s and has toured Europe and North America in the early 2000s.
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Bembeya Jazz National Lyrics
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Beni Barale Alou toro ma lon ba kouma lan ba then thou Mo…
Camara Mousso Ni′ni ni. Ul ni ni les k ni. Ni n'y ni ′l',…
Dagna Dream and live forever immortality, a life devoid of sufferi…
Doni Doni Il n'est jamais trop tard Il n'est jamais trop tard Il n'est…
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@obsobs581
Somono. Les pêcheurs
Demba c une Légende je suis Sénégalaise mais ma passion c bembaya et mon n équipe c était le hafia de shérif Souleymane petit Sorry maxim Camara Thiam Ousmane Tolo papa Camara. Edente avec reporter Pathe Diallo
Vive la Guinée désolé pour le 28 Septembre
@dorianakoueg5637
Depuis le Bénin un vrai délice, Wisky Soda... 2022
@blancleuc007
Toutes les Chanson de de benbeya jaz etaient ecoutées dans toute l afrique de l ouest .Mali, cote d ivoire , burkina , senegal etc...partout ou il y a des peuple mandingue. Ce fut un grand souvenir memorable. Mes amis ivoirien , des natif du nord de la cote d ivoire , des dioula malinke, n arretaient pas de mettre en boucles ses chansons.dans les années 70. trop d emotion quand je suis passer les voir en cote d ivoire . Dans la ville de bouake et abidjan
@guirassymohamedtoura2601
Qui écoute ça en 2019 venez pointez 😍😍
@mohamedsoumah8016
Moi
@siakakone1121
J'écoute ça actuellement 2020. J'ai erré ça et là, cherchant une musique qui apaise l'âme. Je dois mon salut au bembeya. Un Vrai Regal
@jenjacquestape9097
Même en 2021 j'y prends ❤️❤️❤️🤭🤭
@alexiskante2066
J'écoute ça en 2022
@olivierbatassi4738
Ici c est 2022♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
@poulamsow1767
Cette belle voix s'est tue à jamais en 1973 sur l'autoroute entre l'aéroport et le centre ville de Dakar.