Music from Guinea DVD Music of the Coast and fouta Djalon - Music of the Forest Region and Upper Guinea / Film by Yves Billon & Robert Minangoy, featuring Kouyate Sory Kandir, Fode Marseille, Sekouba Kouyate

• UPC 602498005170
• UPC 602498005156
• REGION 0 NTSC DVD (all regions)
• MADE IN EU
• AUDIO: Dolby 5.1
• SUBTITLES: English, French, Spanish
• Total Runtime: 110 minutes

English Summary:

MUSIC OF THE COAST AND FOUTA DJALON

The Republic of Guinea has a great geographical, human and cultural diversity. This country by itself offers the original characteristics of numerous African musical cultures. The journey begins in Conakry with Soussou soloists and orchestras and continues along the coast towards the north. The populations of Baga and Landouma change their masks to the rhythm of seasons and agricultural work.

Music of the Forest Region and Upper Guinea

The town of Niani was situated upon the territory of the actual Guinean Republic, and was for a long time the capital of the Mandingue Empire.The griot families of which the Kouyate and the Kante have watched over the musical traditions of their ancestors jealously. Today they still sing about the period of the Empire. The Sossobala, the genvine balafon of the Soumaoro Emperor (Thirteenth century) was revealed for the first time by the Doyen of the griots of Nyagassola. Upper Guinea offers its rustic musical culture. It is proud of its history, and vocal expression remains the predominant part of it. Finally, the forest which has remained apart from Islam , reveals its sedentary negro cultures . It is the meeting of digital sound and very ancient genuine music which has been miraculously preserved from the action of «promoters».