Across the Continent to Benin
April 27, 2011
After a couple of days of Nigerian classics we move to Benin in West Africa with some great groove based funk from T.p. Orchestre Poly-rythmo – a band that ruled the dance floor in Porto-Novo and beyond throughout the 70′s.
T.p. Orchestre rose to prominence during the oppressive Marxist-Leninist regime that ruled the country from ’71-’90 with an iron fist. While no one would consider T.p. Orchestre’s music overtly political - it was rebellious and their music went relatively unnoticed outside of Benin, in great part thanks to the government, until Soundway put out a compilation of their music several years ago. Needless to say the complete LP is well worth your time.
‘Aihe Ni Kpe We’ – T.p. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
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