Beware -MP3-
Here's another mixed bag with some Afro Latin, Afro Disco, Afro Funk and even some Afro Pop...
Perhaps most notably here is Sagbohan Danialou, a musical legend in Benin who was featured in my good friend Nicolas Moncadas' amazing movie documentary "l'Homme Orchestre". If you know what's good for you, you better try and track down some of his work, there are a few clips to be found on YouTube to wet your appetite. Nicolas managed to capture the beauty and unique feel of Benin and Beninoise culture and I sincerely hope that his work will soon receive the attention it deserves.
In the meanwhile, click the image below (showing multi-instrumentalist Sagbohan Danialou behind the drums), sit back and enjoy the sounds.
Thanx to my friend Cyril, who's jumped in to help me out with the hosting!
Here's the tracklist:
07:51 Antoine Dougbe -nounignon man kpon midji
13:24 Yom Yem Kombinasion -get on 'n' do it
20:55 Poly Rythmo -moulon devia
29:50 Djinns Music -djinns musi'c time
35:05 Bailly Spinto -djamo djamo
41:47 Sagbohan Danialou -ossi
47:51 Funkees -akula dwu onyeara pt.1
51:47 Bella Bellow -dasi ko
55:48 M.F.B -beware
Sorry about the horribly crackly quality of "akula dwu onyeara" by the Funkees. That's a pretty damn hard record to find and this beat up copy is the only one I ever came accross...
Which is not tragic because this song is featured on the latest compilation on Soundway Records. Of course clean sounding but also with Parts 1&2 united. As with all Soundway releases, every single rack is properly licensed and a good part of the profits goes back to Africa.
12 comments:
Another great set, thanks Frank!
Thank you very much! I just found your blog and the content is great.
¡fantastico!
mats says
wow one more mix of fantastic music
that cant be found elsewhere & the great poly rythmo is in it too
many many thanks frank
Thanks again Frank - good stuff.
Hello Frank,
More you post tunes of Poly Rythmo and more I wonder how it's possible that they haven't had a more international influence. It seems that the Poly Rythmo has long been a well-kept secret. Thanks to share them with us today. Not forgetting all these great bands and songs that you let us find out.
Essential...
The output of Poly Rythmo is absolutely mindblowing, both in quality as well as in quantity. Don't forget that besides the Funk and Psych stuff, they recorded tons on Traditional stuff and various Latin styles. They also recorded not only in Benin but also in Ghana and Ivory Coast where they also had releases on local labels. You find their records all over West Africa. They definitely were a huge international influence. Unfortunatelly, they never went intercontinental...
Ohhh. Yom Yem straight after Antoine Dougbe and then back to Poly Rythmo. I love your sense of putting things together! Just flying, flying high. Thanks.
Greg
I have to see that Sagbohan movie, he is amazing and continues to put out fantastic music even today... My favorite contemporary African musician and perhaps one of the few who manages to sound so grassroots and modern simultaneously. I have an untitled CD-R (with I assume is a comp of two recent tape releases) recorded with a full band (guitar, bass, drums, brass and percussion) and it's stunning. And what a voice. West-Africa's best kept secret if you ask me. - Tom
Frank.
Stumbled across this treasure-trove by accident, and I will be more than delighted is such accidents happen more often. Be sure that this blog is going to be part of my daily-web-pilgrimages !! Happy digging for more Soul Gold !!
p.s. Can I download this stuff?
thanks frank - all your mixes excite me ... but beware somehow hit an additional spot ... chris a s africa
Hi Shubhayu,
to download the mp3s:
for Windows, right-click - save-target-under...
for Mac, hold down option-key while clicking on link.
best
Frank
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