Bembeya Jazz National
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Combined Graph record U-01449 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-I-0093. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Bembeya Jazz was formed in Beyla, Guinea, in 1961; it was later elevated to national-band status, renamed Bembeya Jazz National, and relocated to Conakry in 1966. Stored city Beyla is the formation city, not the later base.
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Bembeya Jazz was formed in Beyla, Guinea, in 1961; it was later elevated to national-band status, renamed Bembeya Jazz National, and relocated to Conakry in 1966. Stored city Beyla is the formation city, not the later base.
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- City: Beyla
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- https://www.amoeba.com/bembeya-jazz-national/artist/113112/bio (verification source · master store)
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Bembeya Jazz was formed in Beyla, Guinea, in 1961; it was later elevated to national-band status, renamed Bembeya Jazz National, and relocated to Conakry in 1966. Stored city Beyla is the formation city, not the later base.
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