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Voici ce que nous dit l'historien Cheick Oumar CAMARA : « La « Lamban » est née du Manding médiéval. Mais que veut dire ce nom ? Remontons à la conférence de Kourou-Ken fouga, conférence constitutionnelle du 1er Empire Manding avec son 1er Empereur Naren Mankan Diata ou
SoundjataSundjata est le chant le plus célèbre de la tradition mandingue. On connaît cet air aussi sous le titre de L' Hymne à l'Arc ou encore Simbo.
Sundjata est le chant tiré du panégyrique Sundjata [faassa] consacré au fondateur de l'Empire du Manden... Lire la suite. Keïta d'illustre mémoire. source : Cheick Oumar CAMARA, Ethiopiques n° 57-58,1993
Il existe plusieurs variations sur « Lamban » mais je n'en connais bien que deux : 1. « Lamban » 2. « Lamban Ba » (le grand Lamban)
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Lamban, featuring Tapa Demba/vocal and Mariatou Camara/dance.Performance by Manding Jata from March 27, 2009 at PepperdineUniversity, Malibu. © mandingjata on You Tube |
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But what means that word ? Let's go back to the conference in Kourou Kanfouga, the first constitutional conference of Manding Empire hed by his first emperor, the famous Naren Mankan Diata
or SundiataSundiata faasa is the most famous song of the Manding tradition. That song is also known under the title of The Anthem of the Bow or Simbo... Read more Keita. At night, all the jàlílua jèlí (plural, jèlílu) is a bard, loremaster, and praise-singer in the Manding areas... Read more. here, whether from Soso or Gao, met in order to organize a great evening and celebrate "The Manding Union." Only jàlílua jèlí (plural, jèlílu) is a bard, loremaster, and praise-singer in the Manding areas... Read more. were taking part to that vigil. All others were mere spectators, including the Emperor himself. How many songs were composed and sung that night ? How many proverbs, sentences ? The griots competed in the art of capturing public attention, sang and danced in large trousers with all the graceful body movements : swinging head to toe, imitating jumps of the war horses. There was enthusiasm and abundance. There was enough of everything. Enough of happiness and education ! It was « Lamban » that is to say « enough of all » ! The « Lamban » is also known as Djeli- doundoun. » source : Cheick Oumar CAMARA, Ethiopiques n° 57-58,1993
1. « Lamban » 2. « Lamban Ba » (the « great » Lamban)
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