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Counsel oversaw the preservation and digitisation of
Syliphone vinyl recordings and reel-to-reel tapes for the archive. The degradation threats and previous neglect of these two formats meant that the digitisation process was essential to preserve the recordings. Other threats to the archive were more overt, with Graeme Counsel noting that “the government's own archive of this collection was partially destroyed in the counter-coup of 1985, when artillery bombed the national broadcaster and home of the offices of the
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a musicological analysis were featured on many of the back covers. Another remarkable feature was the excellent quality of the audio. The sound engineer’s positioning of the microphones, the subtle use of echo effects, and the fidelity of the production were of the most exceptional standard when compared with recordings of a similar type. Such high quality audio captured Guinea’s musicians at their best, and they clearly rivalled, if not surpassed, the great singers and groups from neighbouring Mali and
Senegal."
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facilitated the project and it was the first online sound initiative of the programme. The archive contains every release on the
Syliphone label but also more tan 7,000 songs recorded in Guinea in the same studios and with the same engineers as Syliphone. From 2008 to 2013, the project holder Graeme
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to instil a sense of national identity by reigniting the arts and cultural practices of Guinea. Central to fulfilling these aims was the government's cultural policy of authenticité, which saw the creation of a network of arts troupes across the nation. These troupes, choirs, ensembles and
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orchestras—more than 250 in number—provided a comprehensive representation of
Guinean musical styles and approaches. Guinean musicians were encouraged to create modern versions of the traditional songs of their respective regions and the
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