Second volume in this series delving into the world of Vodoun inspired sounds from Benin, West Africa, there has been a ten year gap between releases but the standard is just as high as on the first collection. The rasping funk of Les Synpatiques’ ‘A Min We Vo Nou’ borrows from hard, JB influenced stylings, Lokonon Andre’s wiry horn lead, poly rhythmic ‘Glenon Ho Akue’ is a hypnotic, tight slab of afro-funk while ‘Baba L’Oke Ba’wagbe’ by Le Super Borgou De Parakou has elements of R&B, calypso and highlife blended into a trance like stew. Gnonnas Pedro’s superbly twisted, spacey ‘How Much Love Naturally Costs’ is a highlight as is Tohon Stan’s angular jazz heavy funk ‘Dja Dja Dja’. So many gems to discover here that would otherwise has remained buried deep in the African dust.
Track listings:
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01 A Min We Vo Nou by Les Synpatiques
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02 Asaw Fofor by Ignace De Souza
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03 Dja Dja Dja by Tohon Stan
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04 L’enfance by Elias Akadiri
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05 Meadomina by Picoby Band
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06 Nounignon Ma Kpon Midji by Antoine Dougbe
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07 Moulon Devia by Various
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08 Paulina by Ignace De Souza
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09 Glenon Ho Akue by Lokonon Andre
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10 Sade by Sebastien Pynasco
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11 Baba L’Oke Ba’wagbe by Le Super Borgou De Parakou
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12 Gangnidodo by Salifou Cornaire 2
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13 How Much Love Naturally Costs by Gnonnas Pedro
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14 Idavi by Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
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