Unite En Guinée - Tous Ensemble (Guinea)

[lobcdtextuel]

thanks pour la video man ,one love, Jah bless!!

[V2DHEART]

this is good,he looks like buju banton

:)

-v2dheart 4 life!

[mariscaungu2109]

Nov 14th 2010, this video become my fav.

[throbule]

@mariscaungu2109:

Thanks Maris - happy that you enjoyed this.

[moussochokolah]

yea!

AFRICA UNITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[leftysergeant]

@throbule I'm pretty sure #8 is Mory Kante'. Very distinctive voice, and the age apparent matches.

[leftysergeant]

@leftysergeant And I guess that would make #9 Phaduba. 

[throbule]

@leftysergeant:

I think you're right there so Ive added him, leaving ony 2 names I'm not sure of - Moussa Mbaye and Baraka, both of which can't be in there as we only have 20 artists, but 21 names.

[mamadykamara]

@leftysergeant

yes, you could tell his voice among million others!

[bjbox]

Great song and a sining example of what can be achieved when talented people work together. Africa Unite!

[throbule]

@bjbox:

Yes BJ - I knew somehow you would like this a lot - thanks bro!

[leftysergeant]

Marvellous. So many performers, with such radically different styles, seem to pick up flawlessly in their turn to create a unified message and dleiver likke they really mean it. I have seen the term "djeli" expalined as meaning "lifeblood" of the people and their culture. Is that acurrate? From what little French I can understand, it appears that these people are acting in that capacity, to encourage their countrymen to build a better future.  Great performers, all of them.

[throbule]

@leftysergeant:

Yes this is really something else, isn't it?

You're correct about Djeli. In some regions called Jeli, Djali, Jali, Guewel and Gawlo.

Although the Frech term Griot is used, most Africans prefer Djeli or its variants.

In Manding (Mande) language, Djeli does mean blood, but specifically the life blood of the storyteller or singer in terms of his knowledge of history.

And you are spot on about their encouragement for others - it is the training and nature of a Djali to uplift.

[mamadykamara]

@leftysergeant Griots or dyelilu (plural in maninka) have changed their role extremely in the last hundred years. Only a few of them have become musicians who make recordings and give concerts. They may indeed adress theis countrymen with current issues and encourage them in several ways. Other griots, who haven´t had the succes to become "artists", play music, hold speeches and account genealogies at ceremonies, mostly from families who celebrate e.g. the baptism and naming of a newborn child.

[leftysergeant]

@mamadykamara Their function as lecturers and propogandists naturally makes them even more valuable to society during times of political unrest and change. Much of the civil rights and anti-war movements in America in the 1960s was driven by musicians and artists, who could communicate with a wider audience than just the typical political activist. All of the artists here do command attention, and have a role in shaping the future of their culture. Better the djembe than the machine gun.

[kiszeski7]

Nice message indeed !! Thank you for posting this video, Throbule ! I've already shared it with my friends !!

[throbule]

@kiszeski7:

Thanks a lot K! And the translation was perfect too.

Bless you!

Mandrake

[mamadykamara]

@throbule

Where is the translation?

[throbule]

@mamadykamara:

The translation of what?

[mamadykamara]

@throbule Sorry! I thought there was a translation of the lyrics of this song somewhere here you guys were talking about. That would be another cool project though, now that whe have identified the artists. My afraid my malinke is to bad though and I have no clue about the other african languages here.

[kiszeski7]

@mamadykamara I'm quite busy but as soon as possible i will translate the french lyrics, ok ? It's about Democracy that is ill in Africa... but we are invited to built the Unity in Guinea with these peaceful singers.

All together for founding a new and real democraty ! Guinea wants Unity and Peace !

[mamadykamara]

@kiszeski7 Thank you. I do understand french.

[throbule]

@mamadykamara:

Oh ok Lukas - No I was thanking someone for the translation of the info I put below the video (my French is not perfect).

Yes it would be great to have a complete translation of the lyrics too - who knows, perhaps I will find them one day.

I hope you guys are good over there and your Guinea trip was successful.

Have a happy week!

Peace.....

C.M.

[mamadykamara]

@throbule Thank You C.M.! Our last trip was successful, have you seen the new vid?

[throbule]

@mamadykamara:

No, please send me a link when you have time - thanks.

[mamadykamara]

Nice!

Let´s try to get a order here!/On met en ordre:

1.Tiken Jah Fakoly 2.?(singing in pular) 3. Sekouba Bambino Diabate 4.? 5.? 6.?7.?(woman)8.? 9? 10.Mory Kante 11.? 12.Fode Baro 13.? 14. ? (wolof) 15. ....???

Help!

[leftysergeant]

@mamadykamara Looks like Didier Awadi did us a favor here by putting his name on his shirt.

[throbule]

@mamadykamara:

I think the following is correct:

1. Tiken Jah Fakoly, 2. Duggy Tee, 3, Sekouba 'Bambino' Daibate, 4. Moussa Camara (Degg J Force 3), 5. Didier Awadi, 6. Sia Tolno, 7. Takana Zion, 8. Mory Kante, 9. Phaduba, 10. Fode Baro, 11. Elie Kamano, 12. Bouba Kirikou, 13. Sekouba Kandia Kouyate, 14. Sona Tata, 15. Ras Condel, 16. Joe Dioubate, 17. Mister X, 18. Abdoul Jabbar, 19. Lama Sidibé.

Leaving only Moussa Mbaye and Baraka to be identified.

[leftysergeant]

@throbule Resorting to Google, the hits I got for Moussa Mbaye included a photo of a much younger man and Lama Sibide returns a relativley youg man.  Based on that I would say i9=Baraka and 20 Either Lama Sibide or Moussa Mbaye,. I am familar with a lot of these artists, (Sekouba Banbino, Mory Kante' and Moussa Camara stand out) and I shall have to check out some of the others . Fode Baro and Sia Tolno really impress me. This is a fine sample of what I should be looking for..

[mamadykamara]

@throbule

Looks i did some really poor counting - your´s is better. I am sure you are right about the maninka-artist, I don´t know the others.