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40 years ago, Les Ambassadeurs opened, from Mali, the sounds of Africa to the world.
The group catapulted the voice of African gold, Salif Keita, Amadou Bagayoko to Amadaou et Cheik Tidiane Seck or Marian, will reconvene for a small European tour, which only stop in Spain's La Mar de Músicas Cartagena Friday July 25.
The band that revolutionized music in Africa, which marked the beginning of what we now know will perform at the Auditorio Parque Torres at 23:00.
A unique opportunity to see musical history.
The Sea of Music is honored to be the venue for the only concert in Spain the reunion of the pioneers of modern African music, that is the tribute that Salif Keita, Cheikh Tidiane Seck and Amadou Bagayoko (Amadou et Mariam) yield to the most popular band in the 70s on the African continent and in which the three were prominent members of Les Ambassadeurs.
The most popular band Africa left an indelible mark on the history of modern music of the continent.
It was a revolution at the time, and today remains a delicacy to hear the recordings are preserved.
Today remains a delicious pleasure diving into those topics Mandingo recorded Ambassadeurs Les psychedelia in the seventies.
The three together, the big three will join in a concert where recall songs of the band.
Prominent members of this band were also Kante Manfila, now deceased, and Mory Kante, who planned to join in this tribute, but health problems prevented him.
They ran the 70 in the capital of Mali, Bamako, and the music lived on the streets.
It is the time of guateques of the night partying, and two, very popular at the time rival gangs.
One Super Rail Band Le Du Buffet Hotel de la Gare de Bamako known by the Rail Band of Bamako, who years ago went through our festival, sponsored by the Ministry of Transport, that played the traveler stays in the station railroad, and where two of the greatest singers who has given throughout Africa Salif Keita and Mory Kante Guinean found.
The other band was known as Les Ambassadeur du Motel de Bamako, sponsored by the Ministry of Interior, which had a more cosmopolitan audience, more intellectual and purchasing power, and that would go down in music history.
Les Ambassadeur du Motel de Bamako, soon become AMBASSADEURS INTERNATIONAUX LES, and she joined Salif Keita when the police chief convinced Bamako three years after being a member of the super rail.
Keita felt more comfortable at Les Ambassadeurs, as the Rail Band played songs from the folklore of Mali played with modern instruments and Les Ambassadeurs gave him the freedom to interpret traditional music but also jazz, Latin rhythms and patterns of European music.
For the audience of that time was a revelation.
The music of Les Ambassadeurs had a clear Mandingo, Latin influence, and swing.
It quickly became one of the most popular bands in Africa in a decade and left an indelible mark on the history of modern music of Mali.
Les Ambassadeur also part the late Kante Manfila largely, was the one who made ​​it possible for the legendary group abandoned their original style, based on a reinterpretation of standards, Latin classics and variété French, to go into a recovery of its roots African with new compositions and a more contemporary sound.
Today remains a delicious pleasure diving into those topics Mandingo recorded Ambassadeurs Les psychedelia in the seventies.
The group agreed with Salif Keita and Mory Kante with his cousin, sharing with them their heyday.
Cheikh Tidiane Seck was also part of this story.
à ‰ l also part of the Rail Band and Les Ambassadeurs as keyboardist.
It was one of the cornerstones in both bands.
Cheick Tidiane Seck keyboardist, composer and soloist with the musical traditions of Mali, is one of the most prolific, experienced and sometimes not as valued as it deserves, popular musician sounds he Manding tradition of West Africa.
It has a rich and interesting history undeniably fueled by multiple collaborations with an endless list of meetings with artists such as Salif Keita, Fela Kuti, Mory Kante, Youssou N'Dour, Hank Jones, Carlos Santana, Joe Zawinul, to name a few.
Cheikh Tidiane Seck who was introduced to Amadou Bagayoko (popularly known by the group with his wife Mariam Amadou et) to Manfila in 1974. Manfila taught her the musette waltz, tango and quickstep ... This led to guitarist blind part of Les Ambassadeurs and from there began to travel and accompany major Malian vocalists.
In 1977 the members of Les Ambassadeurs were installed in Abidjan, capital of Ivory Coast.
Ambassadeurs Internationales were called and had an unexpected hit with Mandjou epic, which went on to become a popular anthem Mandingo people.
It was dedicated to Sékou Touré, also albino, which at that time was president of Guinea.
The President granted them by this fact the National Order of Guinea.
In 1980, Keita and Manfila moved to Washington.
Were there three months and recorded Wassalon-foli, an album with songs like Tounkan and Primpin.
They met and were thrilled with the voices of Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and Tina Turner.
Primpin, a subject in which he warned of the dangers of alcohol and drugs, became a charismatic subject of race Salif Kea ¯ ta, then rewrite again with great success.
In 1984, the restless ¯ ta kea Salif decided to move to Paris, Montreuil neighborhood.
Left behind the most popular band à West Africa.
And started a new story for each of its members.
The musical journey is completed with the Argentina La Yegros and draft pinchacintas Cassette Connection, Castillo à rabe, bounce child folk group The Ratchet, Square San Francisco, and The Marvelous Alcohol Orchestra, Town Hall Square.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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