Effective period / Period of releases: 1960

Members: Kouyate Sory Kandia, Keita Fodeba

Dance, percussion, and vocal / storytelling group founded in 1948 by Keita Fodeba, Kante Facelli, and Albert Mouangué.
The ensemble changed name several times:
1949: Théâtre africain de Keïta Fodéba
1950: Les Ballets Africains De Keita Fodeba.
1958, when Guinea became independent: Ballets Africains De La République De Guinée.
There is also a record for Keita Fodeba and his African Ensemble, which may be an early version. Releases don't always follow the naming timeline described above, so please use the artist record that matches most closely. Most have some variation of "Ballets Africains De Keita Fodeba" or "Ballets Africains De La République De Guinée".