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Bembeya Jazz National

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Bembeya Jazz National

Bembeya Jazz National has been played on NTS over 30 times, featured on 23 episodes and was first played on 22 February 2015.

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…

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Editions Syliphone Conakry1970
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Editions Syliphone Conakry1968
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