Rail Band discography

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Rail Band Discography

Compiled by Graeme Counsel

See also Salif Keita discography, Rail Band & Ambassadeurs family tree, and Malian vinyl discography.

1970   Orchestre Rail-Band de Bamako. Bärenreiter-Musicaphon. BM 30 L 2606. 33.3 rpm disc.
Rail Band / Koro koni / Gansan na / Mali cèbalenw / Sunjata

[1972] Rail Band / Kankoun. Disques France-Afrique. LGVD-ST 3000. 45 rpm disc.
Rail-Band (from Bärenreiter-Musicaphon. BM 30 L 2606? / Kankoun.

[1972] Orchestre "Rail-Band" (Mali). Disques France-Afrique. LGVD ST 3001. 45 rpm disc.
Titles unknown.

[1972] Orchestre "Rail-Band" (Mali). Disques France-Afrique. LGVD ST. 3002. 45 rpm disc.
Diya / Sayomba.

1973   Orchestre Rail-Band. Buffet Hotel de la Gare Bamako. Rail Culture Malienne. RCAM 014573. 45 rpm disc.
Mokodiolo / Tamadiara.

1973   Orchestre Rail-Band. Buffet Hotel de la Gare Bamako. Rail Culture Malienne. RCAM 024573. 45 rpm disc.
Nanthan / Nabayé tabayé.

1973   Rail Band. Buffet Hotel de la Gare. Bamako. RCAM 013373. 33.3 rpm disc.
Jurukan / Mariba-Yasa / Bajala male / Sunan / Duga / Tidiani Kone / Nantan (from Rail Culture Malienne. RCAM 024573?) / Moko jolo (from.Rail Culture Malienne. RCAM 014573?)

1973 Regard sur le passé à travers le présent. Mali Music. MALI 1001. 33.3 rpm disc.
[one song only by the Rail Band -Tidiani Koné - from RCAM 013373]

1973 Panorama du Mali. Mali Music. MALI 1002. 33.3 rpm disc.
[one song only by the Rail Band – Sounan - from RCAM 013373]

[1975]   Orchestre Rail Band de Bamako. RCAM / HMV-EMI. 45 rpm disc.
Duga / Title unknown.

1975    4501. 45 rpm disc.
Mokodiolo / Title unknown.

1975    4502. 45 rpm disc.
Wassamba / Laï soumalei.

1975 4507. 45 rpm disc.
Titles unknown.

1975   re-issue→ Rail Band. Soundiata. L'exil. Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3301 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5146. 33.3 rpm disc.
Soundiata / Soundiata

1975   Rail Band. Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3302 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5147. 33.3 rpm disc.
Balakononifing / Fankante Denkele / Demba / Kadia / Den nadiya

1975   Kaïra. RCAM 3303 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5148. 33.3 rpm disc.
Kaira / Finza / Mansa / Djamba

1975   Iouseny. RCAM 3304 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5149. 33.3 rpm disc.
Iouseny / Dioba / Karitea / Dugu kameleba / Dioula

1975   Mamadou Boutigui. RCAM 3305 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5150. 33.3 rpm disc.
Mamadou Boutigui / Mamobo / Armee Malienne / Kibaru / Tiedioucouya

1976    Melodias Rail Band du Mali. Kouma. KLP 1040. 33.3 rpm disc.
Kandoun / Tiramakan / Soyomba / Soundiata (nouvelle version)

1976 Concert Rail Band du Mali. Kouma. KLP 1042. 33.3 rpm disc.
Premiere partie / Deuxième partie

1976    Melodias Rail Band du Mali. Kouma. KLP 1043. 33.3 rpm disc.
Soundiata / Mali tebaga mogoma / Maki / Armée Malienne

1977 Super Rail Band. Orchestre du Buffet Hôtel de la Gare de Bamako. Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3301 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5179. 33.3 rpm disc.
Wale numa lombaliya / Tie diu guya ("Tiedioucouya", from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3305 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5150) / Sinsimba / Balakononifing (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3305 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5150)

[1979]   Super Rail Band du Mali. Soundiata. Disco Stock. DS 7908. 33.3 rpm disc.
Titles unknown. (re-issue of Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3301 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5146?)

1979   Seigneur Djali Madi Tounkara. Volume 1 - Famadenke. Disco Stock. DS 7918. 33.3 rpm disc.
Nama / Famadenké / Yobalema / ?

1979    Seigneur Djali Madi Tounkara. Volume 2 - Koulandjan. Disco Stock. DS 7919. 33.3 rpm disc.
Koulandjan / Trio Mandingue / Djigiuya / Dosoke cery.

[1980]   Ouedraogo Mamadou et l'Orchestre Super Rail Band International - Dioulou koussoube. Sacodisc. LS 24. 33.3 rpm disc.
Dioulou koussoube / Nong tem sega / Sovo P.E.R. / Toem zougo

[1980]   L'Orchestre Super Rail Band International - Affair social. Sacodisc. LS 25. 33.3 rpm disc.
Affair social / Deniyeleba / Ma awaba / Wasso

1983    Super Rail Band Buffet Hôtel de la Gare de Bamako - Volume 1. Rail Culture Authentique Mal. RCAM 3301. 33.3 rpm disc.
Foliba / Tallassa / Konowale / Other titles unkown

1983    Super Rail Band Buffet Hôtel de la Gare de Bamako - Volume 2. Rail Culture Authentique Mal. RCAM 3302. 33.3 rpm disc.
Diabaté / Mali yo / Bedianamogo / Gna gna

[1983] Super Rail Band. Mansa. Indigo. LBLC 2520. 33.3 rpm disc. [re-issued on CD in 1996]
Silanide / Mansa / Kamalimba / Niamatoutou kono / Tolonte sebessa / Dounia / Kanou sale / Fourou kolon

1985    The Super Rail Band of the Buffet Hôtel de la Gare de Bamako. Globestyle. ORB 001. 33.3 rpm disc. [re-issued on CD in 1995]
Foliba (from RCAM 3301) / Bedianamogo (from RCAM 3302) / Tallassa (from RCAM 3301) / Konowale (from RCAM 3301) / Mali yo (from RCAM 3302)

1988   re-issue →   Salif Keita & Mory Kante. Mali stars. Volume 1. Syllart. SYL 38750-1. 33.3 rpm disc. [Titles unavailable - re-release of material from RCAM 3301 and Bärenreiter-Musicaphon. BM 30 L 2606]

1988 Mali music. Legendary bands of Mali. Sterns.3001. 33.3 rpm disc.
[Only one song only by the Orchestre Rail-Band de Bamako - Mali cèbalenw - from Bärenreiter-Musicaphon. BM 30 L 2606]

[1990]   Super Rail Band du Bamako. Djougouya magni. Indigo. LBLC 2500. 33.3 rpm disc. [re-issued on CD in 2001]
Djougouya magni / Derimagni / Sanankoro moriba / Dagna / N'donikegniba / Folikelaou / Soumba / M'barin / Dynafamagni

1994   Mory Kante. Mali Stars. Syllart. 33.3 rpm disc.
Titles unavailable

1995   Super Rail Band du Bamako. Kongo sigui. Indigo. LBLC 2500. Compact disc. [re-issued on CD in 2003]
Mogo gnayé kodola / Pirates / Kongo sigui / Balla Moussa Keita / Sory / Dion Mansa / Tunga / Dakan / Sada Diallo

1995   Musiques du Mali. Banzoumana. Mélodie. 38901-2. 2 x compact discs.
[Only 3 songs only by the Rail Band - Kibaru - (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3305 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5150, shortened version) / Duga (from RCAM / HMV-EMI. 45 rpm disc) / Gansa na (from Bärenreiter-Musicaphon. BM 30 L 2606)

1995 Musiques du Mali. Volume 2. Mélodie. 38902-2. 2 x compact discs.
[Only 3 songs only by the Rail Band - Dugu kame lemba - (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3304 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5149, shortened version) / Madi guindo (unknown source - maybe from B side of RCAM / HMV-EMI. 45 rpm disc, or from another 45rom disc) / Moko jolo (from RCAM 013373).

1997    Les nuits de Bamako. Années 70 / 78. Syllart. SYLAF 9607. Compact disc.
[Only two songs only by the Rail Band - Walignouma lombaliya & Balakononifing, from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3301 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5179]

[1998]   Rail Band. Mory Kanté & Salif Keita. CD. Sonodisc. CDS 7051. Compact disc.
Kandoun (from Kouma. KLP 1040) / Tiramakan / (from Kouma. KLP 1040) / Soyomba (from Kouma. KLP 1040) / Soundiata ("Soundiata nouvelle version", from Kouma KLP 1040) / Tiedioucouya (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3305 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5150) / Jurukan (from RCAM 013373) / Mariba yassa (from RCAM 013373) / Duga (from RCAM 013373) / Foliba (from Rail Culture Authentique Mal. RCAM. 3301)

2000 Mali & Guinea: Kora kings and griot minstrels. Rough Guide. RGNET 1048. Compact disc.
[Only one song by the Rail Band - Duga - not sure which version].

2006   Classic titles. Le Rail Band feat. Mory Kanté. Cantos Records. 0023. CD.
Walenumalombaliya (Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3301 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5179) / Balakoninfing (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3302 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5147) / Mamadou Bitiqui (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3305 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5150) / Jirikan (from RCAM 013373) / Mariba Yassa (from RCAM 013373) / Dugu Kamelemba (rom Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3304 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5149, shortened version?) / Karitea (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3304 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5149)

2007   Belle epoque. Volume 1. Sterns. STCD 3033-34. 2 x CDs.
CD 1 - Soundiata l'exil (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3301 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5146) / Maliyo (from Rail Culture Authentique MaliRCAM 3302) / Sunjata (from Bärenreiter-Musicaphon. BM 30 L 2606) / Armee Malienne (Groupe vocal de San)
CD 2 - Duga (from RCAM 45rpm single) / Mali cebalenw (from Bärenreiter-Musicaphon. BM 30 L 2606) / Armee Malienne (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3305 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5150) / Fankante dankele (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3302 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5147) / Armee Malienne (Fanta Damba - vocal - from Kouma 1043) / Sounduata (nouvelle version) (from Kouma 1040) / Mali tebaga mogoma (from Kouma 1043)

2008   Belle epoque. Volume 2. Sterns. STCD 3039-40. 2 x CDs.
CD 1 - Rail Band (from Bärenreiter-Musicaphon. BM 30 L 2606 - and LGVDST 3000?) / Mansa (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3303 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5148) / Finza (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3303 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5148) / Demba (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3302 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5147) / Kankoun ("Kandoun", from Kouma. KLP 1040) / Konowale (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3301) / Balakononifing (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3302) / Dugu kamaleba (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3304 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5149) / Mamoba (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3305 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5150).
CD 2 - Koro koni (from Bärenreiter-Musicaphon. BM 30 L 2606) / Kaira (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3303 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5148) / Tie diuguya (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3305 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5150) / Dioula (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3304 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5149) / Tiramankan (from Kouma 1040) / Lanseny / Gnagna (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3302) / Mamadou Boutigui (from Rail Culture Authentique Mali RCAM 3305 / HMV-EMI. HNLX 5150) / Gansana (Bärenreiter-Musicaphon. BM 30 L 2606)

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The following people have contributed to this discography:

Florent Mazzoleni
Geoff Bale
Alan Wheeler

Le Super Rail Band perform regularly at La djembe in Lafiabougou, Bamako.

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