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ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO DE COTONOU : Volume One -- The Vodoun Effect 1972-1975

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Format: 2LP [AALP064]
Shipping Weight: 0.55lbs
Label: Analog Africa

2,750円

'...Funk & Sato From Benin's Obscure Labels 1972-1975. 2016 repress. Double vinyl version, in deluxe gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves. Following the highly-acclaimed African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds from Benin & Togo '70s -- which featured several tracks by Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, including the ground-breaking "Gbeti Madjro" -- this new Analog Africa collection now focuses entirely on Orchestre Poly-Rythmo. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou is arguably West Africa's best-kept secret. Their output, both in quantity and quality, was astonishing. During several trips to Benin, label-head Samy Ben Redjeb managed to collect roughly 500 songs which Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou had recorded between 1970 and 1983. With so much material to choose from, he decided to split it into Volume 1 and 2. While Volume 2 will be material the band recorded under an exclusive contract with the label Albarika Store, the band also "secretly" recorded with an array of smaller labels based around Cotonou, Benin's largest city, and the capital city of Porto Novo. It is those tracks (all officially licensed) that are presented here on Volume One. The producers of those labels were genuine music enthusiasts, some of them ran these labels as a part-time occupation, with very limited budgets. They couldn't afford high-quality recordings -- all they had to work with was a Nagra (a Swiss made reel-to-reel recorder) and a sound engineer -- courtesy of the national radio station. These sessions were recorded in private homes using just one or two microphones. The cultural and spiritual riches of traditional Beninese music had an immense impact on the sound of Benin's modern music. Benin is the birthplace of Vodun (also Vodoun, or, as it is known in the West, Voodoo), a religion which involves the worship of some 250 sacred divinities. The rituals used to pay tributes to those divinities are always backed by music. The majority of the complex poly-rhythms of the Vodun are still more or less secret and difficult to decipher, even for an accomplished musician. Two Vodun rhythms dominate the music of Orchestre Poly-Rythmo: Sato, an amazing, energetic rhythm performed using an immense vertical drum, and Sakpata, a rhythm dedicated to the divinity who protects people from smallpox. Both rhythms are represented here mixed in with funk, soul, crazy organ sounds and psychedelic guitar riffs.'

Tracklist
A1 Mi Homlan Dadale 5:58
A2 Assibavi 4:43
A3 Se We Non Nan 5:04
B1 Ako Ba Ho 3:34
B2 Mi Ni Non Kpo 4:36
B3 Se Tche We Djo Mon 4:11
C1 Dis Moi La Verite 6:01
C2 Nouessename 3:24
C3 Iya Me Dji Ki Bi Ni 4:12
C4 Akoue Tche We Gni Medjome 3:59
D1 Nou De Ma Do Vo 3:34
D2 Koutoulie 5:04
D3 Kourougninda Wende 4:37
D4 Mawa Mon Nou Mio 6:47

Credits
Compiled By, Liner Notes ? Samy Ben Redjeb
Design ? Dirk Von Manteuffel, Petra Schroder
Edited By ? Andreas Vingaard, Michael Scott, Peter Margasak
Lacquer Cut By ? Chris Bruggemann
Mastered By ? Nick Robbins

Notes
Presented by Analog Africa
Subtitle: "Funk & Sato from Benin's Obscure Labels - Volume One"
The double vinyl LP is released in a deluxe gatefold cover. Inner sleeves are printed with pictures & liner notes of the artists and music history. Some early copies contained a limited edition big size poster.