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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou

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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou is arguably West Africa’s best-kept secret. Their output, both in quantity and quality, was astonishing. During several trips to Benin, Samy Ben Redjeb managed to collect roughly 500 songs which Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou had recorded between 1970 and 1983. The cultural and spiritual riches of traditional Beninese music had an immense impact on the sound of Benin’s modern music. Benin is the birthplace of Vodun (also Vodoun, or, as it is known in the West, Voodoo), a religion which involves the worship of some 250 sacred divinities. The rituals… read more
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou is arguably West Africa’s best-kept secret. Their output, both in quantity and quality, was astonishing. During several trips to Benin, Samy Ben Redjeb managed to collect roughly 500 songs which Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou had recorded between 1970 and 19… read more
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou is arguably West Africa’s best-kept secret. Their output, both in quantity and quality, was astonishing. During several trips to Benin, Samy Ben Redjeb managed to collect roughly 500 songs which Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou had recorded between 1970 and 1983. The cultural and spiritual riches of traditional Beninese music had … read more

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1 Play track Echos Hypnotiques Noude Ma Gnin Tche De Me
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2 Play track Echos Hypnotiques Mi Ve Wa Se
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3 Play track Min we tun so - Slow Min we tun so - Slow
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4 Akoue We Gni Gan - Jerk Fon Akoue We Gni Gan - Jerk Fon
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5 Play track Echos Hypnotiques Malin Kpon O
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6 Play track Echos Hypnotiques Se Ba Ho
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7 Ecoute ma mélodie - Bossa Afro Ecoute ma mélodie - Bossa Afro
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8 Play track The Vodoun Effect: Funk and Sato from Benin's Obscure Label Iya Me Dji Ki Bi Ni
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9 Play track African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds From Benin & Togo 70s Gbeti Madjro
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10 Play track The Vodoun Effect: Funk and Sato from Benin's Obscure Label Se Tche We Djo Mon
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    Echos hypnotiques, from the Vaults of Albarika Store, Vol. 2: 1969-1979 (Analog Africa No. 6)
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    The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk, Vol. 3: 1969-1980 (Analog Africa No. 13)
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    The Vodoun Effect: Funk & Sato from Benin's Obscure Labels, Vol. 1: 1972-1975 (Analog Africa No. 4)
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