What Became A Founding Member Of Sofas De Camayenne Ahmed Caba à Bâtons Rompus

Musician, accompanying guitarist, arranger and composer, his name is El hadj Amadou Oury Caba, precisely known as the artist Ahmed Caba, founding member of the Galaxie de la Capitale orchestra, the Sofas de Camayenne Ahmed Kaba was born on August 21, 1953, he is the son of the late Kaba Sory, a former diplomat and Hadja Fatoumata Kollet Baldet.

Married to a woman, he is the father of 4 children, including 2 girls He started part of his primary school in Dalaba and more specifically in Dounkimagna with his late uncle Alpha Mamadou Baldé, known as ''King'', then continued the primary cycle at Dixinn Ecole.

He will approach the second cycle in Conakry at the technical college, a period during which his father is imprisoned in Camp Boiro It is this painful fact that will cause the continuation of his studies in Labé, at the secondary school.

He will nevertheless finish his studies at the Gamal Abdel Nasser Polytechnic Institute in Conakry (IPGANC), Finance option Founding member of the Sofas de Camayenne orchestra, he tells us lastly that he belonged for 6 months to the Syli Authentique and 4 other months to the national orchestra Balla and its Baladins.

Now a civil servant since leaving university, alongside practicing music, Ahmed Caba has long served in the tax service Still in service, he is Head of the real estate tax center of the Center of Landréah.

Remember that Ahmed Kaba was recently appointed Prefect of Tougué and it was following the advent of the junta in power on September 5 that he was replaced in this function On our Facebook page to announce this other discovery on the account of the section ''What have they become? Jean-Baptiste Williams, member and conductor of our guest Ahmed Kaba within the Sofas de camayenne, was kind enough to portray the artist in these terms.

“Thank you for having interviewed my friend and accomplice of all time, whom I meet on a daily basis long before we set up on May 11, 1973, the Camayenne Sofas ''Orchestre Galaxie'' I dare to affirm here that he is a man of real virtue, whose conduct conforms to morality.

I owe most of my best guitar notes to Ahmed Kaba, my Fidel and incomparable accompanying guitarist Senior executive of the State for having held the position of Prefect, he continues to exercise in the Guinean administration in the tax department, without complex.

Farmer, very attached to his native Tougué, he was the brilliant solo guitarist and arranger of ''Koloum Jazz''… “Friendship is a virtue”, as Albert Camus said Everything goes, when health goes.

Good health to all of us Long live our friendship”.

Guineenews: be reassured that several readers already know the course of this formation called the Sofas of Camayenne Can you describe how you came to music? Ahmed Kaba: you know before there were always ''Kapok'' guitars which were supplied by the Chinese.

It all started with François Koivogui (peace to his soul) He was with Governor Tchalla Gobaye in Tougué and that's where it all started.

We started with the college orchestra in Tougué, then came the minimal orchestra and later, the federal orchestra of Tougué Guineenews: did you have a guitar master? Ahmed Kaba: I confirm it to you without hesitation, it is indeed François Koivogui, who introduced me to the guitar Guineenews: why did you choose the guitar, did an idol inspire you? Ahmed Kaba: Practically, it was François who plunged me into this bath and since he had a certain notion of the guitar.

Once back in Conakry, my idol on the guitar was the late Doctor Sékou Diabaté of the Balla orchestra and its Baladins Guineenews: how did you integrate the Camayenne Sofas? Ahmed Kaba: It's always through François Koivogui.

On my return from the interior of the country, I corresponded with their family And that's where I met the late Pierrot Koivogui too.

Next door and precisely at the SIG Madina, lived jean-baptiste williams Practically, this orchestra started from Coléah and SIG Madina.

Guineenews: can you confirm that you are a founding member of Sofas de Camayenne? Ahmed Kaba: Is it necessary to recall all this journey lived in the company of all our deceased comrades and some living? We will not stop at a page and rather at endless narrations concerning the history of the Sofas de Camayenne Peace to the souls of our predecessors.

I confirm here that I am one of the founding members of Sofas de Camayenne Guineenews: your journey intimately linked to this orchestra, certainly you have to tell us about this laudatory journey, a good and a bad memory? Ahmed Kaba: by the grace of God, the Sofas had a glowing run.

The most beautiful memory that I retained from my time in the SOFAS, it's not even a passage since I'm still there, it's a December 31 spent in Kamsar in the company of the then Ambassador of France André Lewin The particularity of this striking memory is the fact that we had played on the deck of a boat for New Year's Eve and in the open sea.

This memory will remain indelible For the worst memory excuse me, I can't unbox it.

Guineenews: we had attended several celebratory ceremonies of his men at the ''weapons of war'' the Sofas of jean-baptiste williams 1973-2023, points to a fiftieth anniversary for this formation, which has revolutionized or “disrupted” the established order within Guinean music.

What is your point of view and where are we with the preparations? Ahmed Kaba: We don't wish for better; I think our conductor, the leader of the group jean-baptiste williams is getting started He has the boat in hand and I am very optimistic about the success of this event.

Guineenews: can you tell us about your time in the Koloum jazz, the federal orchestra of Tougué? Ahmed Kaba: I told you that I started my career with Tougué It was after 1985 that I came back as a tax official, and it was at this time that I took over the orchestra and very frankly, on my own since everything had started with me and especially financially.

It was at this time that we had the chance to produce the hit titled ''Warè nyadha'' Guineenews: can we know what are your sources of income? Ahmed Kaba: My main and strong sources of income come practically, come from the family.

We organized ourselves to highlight what the father bequeathed to us as an inheritance and everyone benefits from it in real estate In any case, I am an employee, and I also collect my royalties from the BGDA.

In short, here is a little summary of my sources of income Guineenews: impeccable fingering interspersed with the accompaniment and moreover the titles ''Fémara, Warè Nyadha'' among others prove it.

Where did you get this secret from? Ahmed Kaba: My inspiration for the accompaniment came from the late famous guitarist of the baladins Ibrahima Kouyaté ''Konkoba'' And as for the solo, I was inspired by the late Sékou Docteur Diabaté from the same ensemble Balla et ses Baladins.

If you noticed, the Camayenne Sofas was inspired a lot by this national formation By dint of following and listening to this set a lot, I admit that my inspirations come from there.

Guineenews: Renowned musician, what is your current view of Guinean music? Ahmed Kaba: Frankly, that's not what I would have liked Listening to Guinean music now, you don't recognize yourself and the slippage is total.

I will appeal with the hope that the message will get through to current musicians, that they go back a bit and refer to the source In a word, we must return to the originality of Guinean music, which absolutely conceals a very rich and varied folklore.

In conclusion they just have to agree to go back 2 or 3 steps back to better relaunch Guinean music Guineenews: Are you helping to practically bring your experience to this new generation? Ahmed Kaba: Yes the last to meet me is Alphadio Dara.

And him, I confirm it is one of my products Currently, I am in the process of finding certain instruments and once the totality is acquired, I intend to return to my native Tougué and resume playing again.

Rest assured and let it be clear, until I find a successor, I will not let go Everything for the Sofas of Camayenne, the Koloum jazz of Tougué and nothing after.

Interview conducted by LY Abdoul for Guineenews .