Yedenou Adjahoui et son Groupe
Folklorique d’Avrankou-Benin
Volume 2/78
Albarika Store ALS 057, 1978 ?

To me it sounds a bit like Nigerian styles like fuji, apala or waka.
It is quite hard to determine the difference between them. This
is from Benin and also Islamic based with only rhythm and vocals.
This album is not on Discogs. Awesome Tapes from Africa had it
as a casette once. The music is quite enjoyable and
apparently rare, I don’t know how the
style is called. Hope you like it ..

Voor mij klinkt het een beetje als de Nigeriaanse stijlen als fuji,
apala of waka. Het is tamelijk lastig het verschil ertussen vast
te stellen. Deze muziek komt uit Benin, is ook Islamitisch met
slechts percussie en vocalen. Dit album staat niet tussen de
lijst op Discogs en is kennelijk zeldzaam. Awesome Tapes
from Africa had hem ooit als casette. Ik weet niet hoe
deze stijl heet maar de muziek is erg
fijn. Haal binnen en luister zelf ..

Discogs

01 – Agbegbe kounto
—- Gbeto do ma gnon mon
—- Alhaji albarika store chief diona
02 – Chief james afolabi badagry

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Migan Celestin – Wonderful of Africa
Papa Disco 1979

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Migan Celestin from Benin appears on this 1970’s album with
his sublime guitar play. Great sound. The record features Danialou
Sagbohan on drums and backing vocals. It seems this music is also
called soukous although I don’t think of it in that way. It is from 1979.
Migan Celestin was also called Mig Tino..

Migan Celestin uti Benin is hier met dit 70’s album waarop hij geweldig
gitaar speelt. Heerlijk geluid. De plaat laat verder op drums horen,
Danialou Sagbohan, tevens achtergrond vokalen. Het schijnt dat dit
ook soukous wordt genoemd, ik zou het zo niet willen noemen.
Migan Celestin werd ook wel Mig Tino genoemd, uit 1979..

tracks ;

01 – Wo ko made angeline
02 – A gbeyame
03 – Faut pas negliger
04 – A non yi go

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Stanislas Tohon – Dans le Tchink Systeme
Editions les Vedettes 1979

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Reeds jaren staat hij in de kast, deze elpee van Stanislas Tohon.
De afgelopen week werd in ene duidelijk dat hij volledig gehypet
is niet lang geleden. Er gaan prijzen tot wel € 500,- voor deze plaat.
Absurde bedragen natuurlijk en daarom krijg je hem vandaag
gewoon weer gratis hier op de GG. Het schijnt dat er passages
op voorkomen met water dums, weet jij waar ze zitten..?

It is waiting here for years, this album by Stanislas Tohon. Only
this week it became clear it hyped completely over the past time.
I heard some people pay prices up to € 500,- for it. Totally absurd
of course and that’s why we’re giving it away here at the GG
today. It seems the album contains passages with water
drumming, do you know where to find them..?

tracks ;

01 – Dja, dja, dja
02 – Yallow 2
03 – O kou
04 – Paix lo

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Betti Betti & T.P. Poly Rythmo
Albarika Stores 1977

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Een tamelijk zeldzaam plaatje uit Benin vandaag. Zangeres Betti Betti
verschijnt op deze elpee met de Tout Puissant Poly Rythmo uit 1977.
De vrouwelijke vocalisten zijn in de Afrikaanse muziek over het
algemeen in de minderheid. Zeer onterecht getuige deze pracht
plaat uit dit West Afrikaanse land. Luister en oordeel zelf..

A quite rare album from Benin today. Singer Betti Betti appears
on this record with the Tout Puissant Orchestre Poy Rythmo from
1977. Female singers are in general outnumbered by the male
part of African musicians. Highly injust witness this beautiful
elpee from West Africa. Listen and be your own judge..

tracks :

01 – Goussoufa
02 – Ndolam
03 – Mahana
04 – Mbala
05 – Guidoho guitcho
06 – Iototi

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l’International Avohou Pierre
et le poly Rythmo de Cotonou
Grataidisc

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From Benin we’ve got this sweet slice of vinyl, it contains
the work of Avohou Pierre. He appears with the great
TP Poly Rythmo de Cotonou. I don’t know who is playing
guitar on this album but I do know it is very good. For
more information about this group maybe we should
turn to Oro, the blog that has most of this stuff.
Meantime listen to Avohou Pierre..

tracks;

01 – La nature est belle – le monde méchant
02 – Nini
03 – Nayé tché
04 – Chéri gbonu ma gbo djê
05 – Zoun ma vê sè ou
06 – Belle ché e

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T.P. Poly Rythmo de Cotonou Benin

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are you still there ?
good, thanks for hanging on.
chew on this for
a sec, Benin
rocks..

tracks;

1 Toi et moi
2 Moulon-dévia
3 Le silence n’est pas un oubli
4 Yao-yao

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Gnonnas Pedro & his Dadjes Band -The Band of Africa vol.1,African Songs Ltd. 1975

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A few weeks ago we had volume 3, now here’s volume 1.
Gnonnas Pedro and his Dadjes Band are back with this
hypnotising work of latinized afro from Benin. Do not
hesitate and start to duplicate, pass it on and celebrate.

tracks;

1 Kou akon ‘ka
2 Azo n’kplon doun nde
3 Mo ngbadun re
4 Feso jaiye
5 Ati mawuin dagamasi
6 J’ai aimé

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Bentho Gustave Titiou& l’International Poly-Rythmo -Le Disque d’Or, LG

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I dug up this afro-cuban piece of Benin-treasure in
some dark corner of my little recordroom. It is always
a surprise what to find. Sometimes I start to wander
about in halls and corridors and get lost in piles of dusty
boxes. On other occasions I my feet are grabbed by waves
of liquid vinyl and I’m drifting on clouds of smoking groove…
But serious, this is pure gold,..just love Papillon’s guitar..

tracks;

1 Souviens-toi de ta promesse
2 Gbê sou vê gnin
3 So kê mi
4 Agnon djidjo

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Gnonnas Pedro and his Dadjes Band International -The Band of Africa vol.3, African Songs Ltd. 1977

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Long before being lead singer in Africando, Gnonnan Sossou Pierre
Kouassivi was leader of this group, the Dadjes Band International.
Gnonnas Pedro started his career aged 20 with leading Benin band
Los Panchos. Composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist (guitar, trumpet,
sax) but most of all performer of multi-sound music. Known worldwide
for Cuban influenced music and Agbadja, a modernized form of Fon
folkloric music. Music from Benin, Nigerian release, enjoy.

tracks;

1 Dadje von von von
2 Ngbahanov O.
3 Ennemi toton
4 Agbadja moderne no.2
5 Hommage aux dovaniers
6 Adigbedoto
7 Fini les pave’s

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Sam Mangwana & l’African All Stars International -Vol. 1, Matinda, Albarika Stores 1979

Sam Mangwana, the Pigeon Voyageur, left Congo in 1976 and formed
the African All Stars in Abidjan. On this LP we hear only Stars,
Dizzy Mandjekou – Solo guitar,
Lokassa Ya Mbongo – Rhythm guitar
Kanyama ‘Ringo’ Moya Lotula – Drums
Syran Mbenza – 2nd Solo guitar
Bopol Mansiamina – Bass
Pablo Lubadika Porthos – Bass
David Diambouana – Saxophone
Tidiane – Saxophone
Sam Mangwana – Vocal
The music is in fact Congolese but being recorded in West Africa,
it has a more uptempo Nigerian-like sound with certain Highlife
elements. I saw this LP somewhere before but could not resist
ripping it oncemore, enjoy it !

tracks;

1 Matinda
2 Zamba y’Africa
3 Djamo djamo
4 Est ce que ça tourne ?

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T.P. Orchestre Poly Rythmo of the Peoples Republic of Benin -Special Festac 77 in Nigeria, Albarika Store 1977

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On one of my last recordhunts I found this LP by T.P. Orchestre Poly
Rythmo of the Peoples Republic of Benin. African groups love long names.
And we love their music, they truly honour their name by delivering
this super rhythmic highlife. The second side starts kinda abrupt,
sorry but it has little damage. Fantastic dancing material.

tracks;

1 Special Festac 77 in Nigeria A-side
2 Special Festac 77 in Nigeria B-side

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