Paya Paya

Horaya Band – Paya-Paya (Dakar Sound)
PAYA PAYA ((DKS 012) van de Horoya Band is een jubelende optelsom van pompende percussie, stuwende electrische gitaren en tuimelende blazers. Een reeks hits van Guinée`s grootste band, die zoveel jaar na dato niets aan zeggingskracht verloren hebben

A swell collection of rare Guinean pop from the old Syliphone label. Metoure Traore`s guitar-and-horn heavy Horoya Band was formed in 1964, and eventually dissolved in the early `80s, as public tastes changed in the face of more modernized international pop. This is lush, lovely stuff taken off old albums and 45rpm singles that came out mostly in the early `70s — the guitar work that underpins these tracks is uniformly gorgeous, though at times the brass arrangements can be a bit shrill and off-in-another-worldish. Cool stuff, though, with odd hints of Afro-Beat, surf, and Arabic influences. If you enjoyed the excellent “GUINEA” `70s compilations, then this disc is a nice chance to check out one of the better-known Guinean bands at greater length

1. Paya Paya (6:31)

2. Louba (3:36)

3. Zoumana (9:44)

4. Wèrè Wèrè (5:09)

5. N`Fala Diamana (6:51)

6. Alphabétisation (4:02)

7. La Guinée Horoya (4:18)

8. Apollo (3:47)

9. N`Na La Kassi (4:15)

10. N`Ma Déri Wola (6:10)

11. Kanimba (6:34)

12. N`Banlassouro (2:34)