Horoya Band National - live in Conakry 1978 

Horoya Band National - live in Conakry, 1978.
Recorded for Yugoslavian television as part of the series “Africa between yesterday and tomorrow”, here is Kankan’s famous orchestra. Formed in 1960, the Horoya Band won the best orchestra prize at the 1967, 1968 and 1971 Arts Festivals and were bestowed the honour of “National” orchestra in December 1971. They were one of only seven orchestras who received that honour during Guinea’s 1st Republic (1958-1984). The Horoya Band National recorded extensively for the Syliphone label and toured Russia, Cuba, China and the Philippines. Here the group are performing in Conakry, in their venue “la Minière”.