Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Their music took traditional rhythms from benin with its voodoo vodun culture as a starting point and was very much influenced by soul. As a diehard fan, bosq took a subtle approach to the project. The band was formed in 1966 and still records to this day, although band members have changed along the way. A fter a delay of more than 20 years, theres a new album from one of west africas great dance bands. Their output, both in quantity and quality, was astonishing. More than two decades away from anything is a long time, but in popular music, 20 years is practically. Metacritic average score 77 ts been over 20 years since the tout puissant orchestre polyrythmo last made a studio lp. Orchestre polyrythmos heyday was the 1970s, as their funk. Mar 24, 2011 a fter a delay of more than 20 years, theres a new album from one of west africas great dance bands.
Even if they have performed along with the greatest african stars as fela kuti, manu dibango or miriam makeba, and have been broadcasted on the national radio, the. Jun 14, 20 maybe i should have just said, buy anything thats released on analog africa. Their music took traditional rhythms from benin with its voodoo vodun culture as a starting point and was very much influenced by soul music. Maybe i should have just said, buy anything thats released on analog africa. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon.
Jan 10, 2017 great early lp from the all mighty poly rythmo. On bosq meets poly rythmo uptown, bosq tastefully reworks 4 of orchestre poly rythmos legendary recordings. Orchestre polyrythmos heyday was the 1970s, as their funk, soul and afrobeat influences underline. More than two decades away from anything is a long time, but in popular music, 20 years is practically a geologic epoch everything changes, from the sounds on the records to the social conditions under which theyre made. Free customizable online radio with unlimited skips. Long regarded as benins most innovative outfit, opr as well call em from here on in have featured on numerous previous. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. 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. Influenced heavily by fela kuti, vincent, who by this time had transformed himself. Its almost surprising to find that the event which separates madjafalao from the groups last record, 2011s cotonou club, is the death of singerguitarist and founding member melome clement. Still, poly rythmo and its most prominent members are household names in their homeland.
Cotonou club by orchestre polyrythmo, released 01 january 2011 1. Orchestre polyrythmo cotonou club download torrent tpb. 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. Imoikeme ododo limited dance edition diablos del ritmo. The toutpuissant orchestre polyrythmo of cotonou brings close to 50 years of existence and songs in its discography, mixing funk, soul, and afrobeat musics with voodoo rythms of benin. Long regarded as benins most innovative outfit, opr as well call em from here on in have featured on numerous previous analog africa. Orchestre polyrythmo album giveaway africa express. Still, polyrythmo and its most prominent members are household names in their homeland. From the late 1960s through the early 1980s, the group recorded around 500 songs in a variety of musical styles for various beninese record labels. Madjafalao will be released by because music on friday 28 th october 2016. 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. Compiled by analog africas samy ben redjeb, the vodoun effect gathers 14 of the bands rawest, funkiest.