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The birth of the orchestra in the early 1960s coincided with a program initiated by President Sekou Toure to sponsor regional and national arts groups. This important cultural and nationalistic initiative fueled the development of a great many bands within Guinea. Bembeya Jazz was one of these bands, formed in the remote town of Beyla in the country's southeast. Both Dore Clement (tenor sax) and Mohamed Kaba (trumpet and chef d'orchestre) joined the band in the 1960s. Drummer Conde Mory Mangala was also a founding member of the group. The band participated in a variety of regional and national musical contests during the 1960s, winning many of the competitions and subsequently became certified a 'national' orchestra. This status allowed the band to travel from Beyla to Conakry, Guinea's capital, and essentially relocate there.
At the height of the bands career, Bembeya Jazz performed at the 1965 gatherings of the ''Tricontinentale of Cuba'', as well as at the Pan-African festival of Alger in 1969 and at FESTAC (Festival for Black Arts and Culture) at Lagos in 1977. Participation in these events further increased Bembeya's fame throughout the African continent and beyond.
Eintritt: 20,- Euro
25.10.2008
Bembeya Jazz
The birth of the orchestra in the early 1960s coincided with a program initiated by President Sekou Toure to sponsor regional and national arts groups. This important cultural and nationalistic initiative fueled the development of a great many bands within Guinea. Bembeya Jazz was one of these bands, formed in the remote town of Beyla in the country's southeast. Both Dore Clement (tenor sax) and Mohamed Kaba (trumpet and chef d'orchestre) joined the band in the 1960s. Drummer Conde Mory Mangala was also a founding member of the group. The band participated in a variety of regional and national musical contests during the 1960s, winning many of the competitions and subsequently became certified a 'national' orchestra. This status allowed the band to travel from Beyla to Conakry, Guinea's capital, and essentially relocate there.
At the height of the bands career, Bembeya Jazz performed at the 1965 gatherings of the ''Tricontinentale of Cuba'', as well as at the Pan-African festival of Alger in 1969 and at FESTAC (Festival for Black Arts and Culture) at Lagos in 1977. Participation in these events further increased Bembeya's fame throughout the African continent and beyond.
Eintritt: 20,- Euro
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- 25.10.2008
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