Vodoun effect funk and sato from beninsobscure labels 19 vinyl. And if youve wondered what james browninspired seventies floorfillers from the home of voodoo sound like, well, theyre not kidding about the polyrythmo bit. More than two decades away from anything is a long time, but in. Their name, in literal english, is something like the allmighty orchestra with many rhythms from cotonou. The band was formed in 1966 and still records to this day, although band members have changed along the way. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Still, polyrythmo and its most prominent members are household names in their homeland. Orchestre poly rythmo cotonou analog africa vol 3 skeletal essences of afro funk vodoun benin africa afro funk afrobeat jerk fon melome clement leopold yehouessi gustave bentho world music. Analog africa has really outdone themselves by digging up this gem from orchestre polyrythmo. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download.
Out of print since 2009, this the vodoun effect collects rare cuts that the orchestre polyrythmo released for small benin record labels on the sly when the head of their main label was tending to his other business. With so much material to choose from ben redjeb decided to split it into volumes 1 and 2. Arguably west africas bestkept secret, the bands output both in quantity and quality was astonishing. This, the first, covers licensed funk and sato an energetic rhythm performed using an immense vertical drum from 19721975 recorded for an array of small and obscure labels based around cotonou, benins largest city, and porto novo, the capital city of benin republic. Out of print since 2009, this the vodoun effect collects rare cuts that the orchestre poly rythmo released for small benin record labels on the sly when the head of their main label was tending to his ot. Vincent ahehehinnou lead vocalist of orchestre of polyrythmo four years in the. Still, poly rythmo and its most prominent members are household names in their homeland. Bleep we sell the best music from the best record labels and artists in the world. Compiled by analog africas samy ben redjeb, the vodoun effect gathers 14 of the bands rawest, funkiest.
Echos hypnotiques offers up music sourced from studio recordings as are the tracks on the 1st album 1973 unlike the vodoun effect which. Analog africa has really outdone themselves by digging up this gem from orchestre poly rythmo. Download orchestre poly rythmo zero plus zero files. Funk and sato from benins obscure labels 19721975 posted on december 10, 2010 by umquenaotenha download. Echos hypnotiques from the vaults of albarika store 1969. Its been over 20 years since the tout puissant orchestre polyrythmo last made a studio lp. And if youve wondered what james browninspired seventies floorfillers from the home of voodoo sound like, well, theyre not kidding about the poly rythmo bit.
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