Various

Legends Of Benin (2lp)

Repress! 'AFRO-BEAT, CAVACHA, AGBADJA, AFRO-FUNK 1969-1981' - A collection of super rare and highly danceable masterpieces recorded between 1969 -1981 by four legendary composers from Benin: Antoine Dougbé, El Rego, Honoré Avolonto and Gnonnas Pedro each one of them with their own distinctive sound. This compilation comes with a 40 page full colour booklet with ultra rare pictures and biographies. Fasten your seat belt and enjoy the mind-blowing sound of Benin.

Price

Genre

afro/beat/funk/desert blues/ethiopiques

Format

LP - 2 disk

Release date

09-11-2016

Label

Analog Africa

Item-nr

326752

EAN

4260126060692

Availability

In stock

TRACKS

Disk 1

1. GNONNAS PEDRO ET SES DADJES - DADJE VON O VON NON
2. EL REGO ET SES COMMANDOS - FEELING YOU GOT
3. ANTOINE DOUGBÉ - HONTON SOUKPO GNON
4. EL REGO ET SES COMMANDOS - E NAN MIAN NUKU
5. HONORÉ AVOLONTO ET L'ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO - TIN LIN NON
6. GNONNAS PEDRO ET SES PANCHOS - OKPO VIDEA BASSORUO
7. ANTOINE DOUGBÉ ET L'ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO -YA MI TON GBO

Disk 2

1. ANTOINE DOUGBÉ - NOU AKUENON HWLIN ME SIN KOUSSIO
2. HONORÉ AVOLONTO - NA MI DO GBÉ HUÉ NU
3. EL REGO ET SES COMMANDOS - VIMADO WINGNAN
4. HONORÉ AVOLONTO ET L'ORCHESTRE BLACK SANTIAGO -DOU DAGBÉ WÉ
5. EL REGO ET SES COMMANDOS - DJOBLIM
6. ANTOINE DOUGBÉ - KOVITO GBE DE TOWE
7. GNONNAS PEDRO ET SES DADJES - LA MUSICA EN VERITÉ