Jembe Discography
COMPILED BY ERIC CHARRY
MALI
Coulibaly, Soungalo
1992 Percussion and Songs from Mali. Arion, ARN-64192/Melodie, 09265.
Diallo, Yaya
1994 The Healing Drum: African Ceremonial and Ritual Music.
Destiny Recordings.
Doumbia, Abdoul
1995 Abdoul Doumbia. AKD 95. Telephone: (401) 521-3624.
Dumbia, Yamadu
1994 Festmusik aus Mali. Rainer Polak, Oswald-Merz-Strasse 10,
95444 Bayreuth, Germany.
Kante, Mamadou
1994 Les Tambours du Mali/Drums from Mali. Playa Sound, PLS 65132.
Rhythms of Mali
1995 Drums of Mali: Baco Djicorni. Djenne, DJCD 1001. Dist. by Stern's.
Troupe Folklorique Malienne
n.d. African Rhythms and Instruments, vol. 1. Recorded at the Premiere
festival Panafricaine, Algiers, 1969. Lyrichord, LYRCD 7328.
GUINEA
Africa Djole with Fode Youla
1980 Kaloum. Free Music Production, FMP/SAJ-26.
n.d.a. Live: The Concert in Berlin '78. Free Music Production, FMP CD 1.
n.d.b. Basikolo-Ne-Ne. Recorded 1984. Free Music Production, FMP CD 44.
Les Ballets Africains
1991 Les Ballets Africains. Doundoumba, DDB 40001; Buda, 82513-2.
1994 Les Ballets Africains: Silo. Buda, 92579-2.
Camara, Ladji
n.d.a. Africa, New York. Recorded in 1975. Lyrichord, LYRCD 7345.
n.d.b. Les ballets africains de Papa Ladji Camara. Lyrichord, LYRCD 7419.
Fatala
1988 Gongoma times. Issued in 1993 by Realworld/Caroline, CAROL 2331-2.
Keita, Mamady
1989 Wassolon. Fonti Musicali, FMD 159.
1992 Nankama. Fonti Musicali, FMD 195.
1995 Mogobalu. Fonti Musicali, FMD 205.
Konate, Famoudou
1991 Rhythmen der Malinke. Museum fur Volkerkunde Berlin, CD 18.
Stauffenbergstrasse 42, D-10785 Berlin. Fax: 49-30-266-29-85.
Master of the Forest
1992 Master of the Forest: Mystique d'Afrique. African Percussion.
Telephone: (818) 591-3111.
Percussions de Guinee (Percussionists of Guinea)
1990 Percussions de Guinee. Buda, 82501-2.
1994 Percussions de Guinee, vol. 2. Buda, 92586-2.
Unidentified drummers from Karala
1952 Music of Occidental Africa: Music of the Baule,
Music of the Malinke. Counterpoint CPT-529, Esoteric ES-529
(1956). Reissued in 1993 on CD along with other material as
African Tribal Music and Dances on Laserlight Digital, 12179.
1972 Musique Malinke. Recorded by Gilbert Rouget in 1952.
Vogue LDM 30113.
Unidentified drummers from Koumana and Mandiana
1992 Recits et epopees. Ocora, C 560009.
Wassa
1991 Songs and Rhythms from the Coastal Region of Guinea.
Buda, 92518-2.
Wofa
1995 Rhythms and Songs from the Coastal Region of Guinea.
Buda, 92624-2.
BURKINA FASO
Farafina
1993 Faso Denou. Realworld/Caroline, CAROL 2328-2.
Les Freres Coulibaly
1993 Anka Dia. Auvidis, B6775.
Koko du Burkina Faso
1993 Balafons & tambours d'Afrique, vol. 2. Playa Sound, PS 65101.
Ouedraogo, Amidou & Faso Tile
n.d. Lamogoya Cole Bobo. Koch International, 322415.
Unidentified drummers from Bobo Dioulasso
1990? Balafons, percussions, chanteurs de Bobo Dioulasso. Buda, 82481-2.
IVORY COAST (Cote d'Ivoire)
Drame, Adama
1979 Rhythms of the Manding: Adama Drame (jembe). Recorded 1976-78.
Phillips, Unesco collection 6586 042.
Also issued in 1984 as Grem, DSM 042.
1986 Djeli. Auvidis, B5519.
1987 Grands maitres de la percussion: tambour djembe. Auvidis, B6126.
1992 Percussions Mandingues/Mandingo Drums. Playa Sound, PS 65085.
Reissue of Playa Sound, PS 33525.
1992 Marc Vella & Adama Drame: Continents.
Label Bleu, LBLC 2504/Harmonia Mundi, HM 83.
1994 Percussions Mandingues/Mandingo Drums, vol. 2: Foliba.
Playa Sound, PS 65122.
1995 Autres contacts. With Les Percussions de Strasbourg.
Harmonia Mundi/L'empreinte digitale, ED 13043.
Unidentified Senufo drummers
1987 Musik der Senufo. Museum fur Volkerkunde Berlin, MC 4.
SENEGAL
Kouyate, Djimo
1992 Yankadi: Manding Drum Rhythms. Djimo Kouyate & Memory
of African Culture. P.O. Box 50042, Washington, D.C. 20091.
Orchestre Africa Djembe
1992 The Drums of Goree. Playa Sound, PS 65104.
Mandiani Drum and Dance
1994 Mandiani Drum and Dance. White Cliffs Media, WCM-9326.
Popular Music featuring the Jembe (selected examples)
MALI
Diakite, Djeneba
1993 Piraterie. Cobalt/Melodie, 09265-2.
Keita, Salif
1994 The Mansa of Mali...A Retrospective. Mango, 162-539-937-2.
Sangare, Oumou
1993 Ko Sira. World Circuit, WCD 036.
GUINEA
Camara, Aboubacar
199? Baba Moussa. Bolibana, BIP 93.
Dioubate, Oumou
1993 Lancey. Stern's, STCD 1046.
Les Nyamakalas du Fouta Djallon
1992 Guinee: Les Nyamakalas du Fouta Djallon. Buda, 92530-2.
Soumah, Momo "Wandel"
1991 Matchowe. Buda, 82814-2.
Soumano, Sabre
199? Moussolou. Bolibana, BIP 108.
SENEGAL
Ndour, Youssou
1989 The Lion. Virgin, 7 91253-2.
I have tried to include all of the known recordings featuring African
jembe players. (In the future I hope to add a section on other jembe players
and expand the section on popular music, which could get very large.)
I am preparing a book on music in Mali and Guinea, so any
comments, corrections, suggestions, or additions
are most welcome.
Note: I am using the phonetic spelling (jembe) rather than the French
(djembe).
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