{"product_id":"music-for-a-revolution-vol-1-guinea-s-syliphone-recording-label-1967-1973","title":"Music For A Revolution Vol.1 - Guinea’s Syliphone Recording Label (1967-1973)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 1967 to 1983, Guinea’s government presented selections of songs from the \u003cem\u003eVoix de la Révolution\u003c\/em\u003e catalogue on its own recording label, Syliphone. These recordings were described as ‘the fruit of the revolution’. \u003cstrong\u003eSyliphone\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSyliphone\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 \u003cstrong\u003eSyliphone\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn October 2, 1958, after over 60 years of colonial rule, Guineans voted overwhelmingly for their independence, and Guinea was declared a Republic with \u003cstrong\u003eSékou Touré\u003c\/strong\u003e as President. Guinea was the first of West Africa’s Francophone colonies to gain independence. To free Guinea from its colonial legacy, President \u003cstrong\u003eTouré\u003c\/strong\u003e sought to restore dignity to his nation and give cause for Guineans to take pride in their culture, history and newfound freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo achieve this, he instructed his government to implement new cultural policies that were intended to revitalize and celebrate indigenous culture. The focus of these new policies was on music. In 1961, President \u003cstrong\u003eTouré\u003c\/strong\u003e launched authenticité, the name of his new cultural policy for Guinea. One of its first acts was to assemble the best Guinean musicians into new state-sponsored orchestras that were tasked with presenting traditional Guinean music in a new and modern style. All musicians in Guinea’s orchestras were officially designated as members of the public service.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the years of \u003cstrong\u003eSékou Touré\u003c\/strong\u003e’s presidency (1958 – 1984), the government’s cultural policy of authenticité was applied strictly to the creative arts. Guinea’s sole political party, the Parti Démocratique de Guinée exercised complete authority over artistic production. The scale of the Guinean government’s commitment and efforts to invigorate its indigenous musical cultures was unmatched in Africa, and it presented a clear contrast to the minimal endeavors undertaken by Guinea’s former colonial rulers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA1. Orchestre Du Jardin De Guinée: \"\u003cem\u003eSakhodou\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\nA2. Orchestre De La Paillote: \"\u003cem\u003eLa Guinée Moussolou\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\nA3. Bembeya Jazz National: \"\u003cem\u003eGuantanamera-Seyni\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\nA4. Bembeya Jazz National: \"\u003cem\u003eSabor De Guajira\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\nB1. Balla Et Ses Balladins: \"\u003cem\u003eSakhodougou\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\nB2. Balla Et Ses Balladins: \"\u003cem\u003eSamba\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\nB3. Orchestre De La Paillote: \"\u003cem\u003eKankan-Yarabi\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\nB4. Myriam’s Quintette: \"\u003cem\u003eSolo Quintette\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\nC1. Pivi \u0026amp; Les Balladins: \"\u003cem\u003eKa Noutea\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\nC2. Horoya Band National: \"\u003cem\u003eN’Banlassouro\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\nC3. Orchestre de la Garde Républicaine: \"\u003cem\u003eSabouya\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\nC4. Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis: \"\u003cem\u003eSamakoro\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\nD1. Keletigui Et Ses Tambourinis: \"\u003cem\u003eMiri Magnin\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\nD2. 22 Novembre Band: \"\u003cem\u003eKouma\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e\nD3. Les Frères Diabaté: \"\u003cem\u003eN’Fa\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Radio Martiko","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Black","offer_id":51856447799627,"sku":"R2848-4299","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/RMLP013_70fb57ef-071d-4f5d-a2e6-bb2a05c770ac.jpg?v=1752321563","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/music-for-a-revolution-vol-1-guinea-s-syliphone-recording-label-1967-1973","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}