Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou

Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou are a band from Benin, which plays afrobeat, funk, soukous and other styles, often based on Vodun rhythms.

Biography

The band were first formed in 1966 under the name Orchestre Poly-Disco in the coastal town of Cotonou. They recorded around 500 songs between the late 1960s and early 1980s, playing a variety of musical styles for various Beninese record labels. Their debut album was originally released in 1973.[1]

A compilation of their back catalogue released on the Popular African Music label in 2003[2] was followed by Kings of Benin on Soundway Records the following year[3] and a series of compilations on Analog Africa from 2008, bringing the band to greater global attention.[4][5][6][7] This interest led the band to reform, tour internationally from 2009 and release new album Cotonou Club in 2011.[8][9][10]

References

  1. ↑ http://thequietus.com/articles/06603-orchestre-poly-rythmo-de-cotonou-the-first-album-review
  2. ↑ http://www.muzikifan.com/pam.html
  3. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/the-kings-of-benin-urban-groove-1972-1980-mr0001056749
  4. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/rhythmo-de-cotonou-vol-1-vodoun-effect-funk-and-sato-from-benins-obscure-labels-1972-1975-mw0001245460
  5. ↑ http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-orchestre-polyrythmo-de-cotonou-the-vodoun-effect-analogue-africa-1206847.html
  6. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/echos-hypnotiques-vol-2-mw0001328711
  7. ↑ http://spectrumculture.com/music/orchestre-poly-rythmo-de-cotonou-vol-3-the-skeletal-essences-of-afro-funk-1969-1980/
  8. ↑ http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/6402
  9. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jan/14/orchestre-poly-rythmo-benin-funk
  10. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/mar/24/orchestre-poly-rythmo-cotonou-club-review

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