Echos Hypnotiques, Vol. 2 by Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Dahomey.
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Echos Hypnotiques, Vol. 2 by Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Dahomey.
Rating:Tracks:
Se Ba Ho
Mi Ve Wa Se
Azon De Ma Gnin Kpevi
Zizi
Gan Tche Kpo
Malin Kpon O
Ahouli Vou Yelli
Koutoum‚
Noude Ma Gnin Tche De Me
Ma Dou Sou Nou Mio
Ma Tafou Gnin O
Agnon Dekpe
Mede Ma Gnin Messe
Houe Djein Nada
Minkou E So Non Moin
Performer Notes:
- Take some Benin tradition--namely the sato and sakpato rhythms--then add on heavy layers of electric soul and funk filtered through the prism of West Africa, and you have the sound of the Orchestre Poly Rythmo. The basis of each of the 15 tracks here is a groove so solid you could walk on it (though you'd be more likely to dance) topped with horns and some deliciously wild guitar--admittedly, not always in tune, but it doesn't matter, since the spirit of it shines long and loud. For the most part this is straight ahead funk, but on "Zizi" there's a detour into the kind of Cuban rhythms that were in vogue throughout West Africa for several decades. The real centrepieces, however, are "Gan Tche Kpo" and "Mede Ma Gnin Messe," both over nine minutes long, giving everyone time to stretch out. The first is simply barely contained madness that never stops, while the latter is a serious workout for the horn section, which makes the most of it, trading licks and roaring off into solos. The original recordings might have been made on fairly primitive equipment, but the sound is full and appealing.
Professional Reviews: Spin (p.82) - "[T]heir propulsive, psych-tinged grooves are perhaps the closest we'll get to electric voodoo."
Down Beat (p.63) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Providing much of the deep propulsion are local vodoun grooves and some of the most searing, psychedelic electric guitar in West African history."
Format: Vinyl (1 Disc); Stereo
Release Date: 26 October, 2009
Label: Analog Africa
Performer Notes:- Take some Benin tradition--namely the sato and sakpato rhythms--then add on heavy layers of electric soul and funk filtered through the prism of West Africa, and you have the sound of the Orchestre Poly Rythmo. The basis of each of the 15 tracks here is a groove so solid you could walk on it (though you'd be more likely to dance) topped with horns and some deliciously wild guitar--admittedly, not always in tune, but it doesn't matter, since the spirit of it shines long and loud. For the most part this is straight ahead funk, but on "Zizi" there's a detour into the kind of Cuban rhythms that were in vogue throughout West Africa for several decades. The real centrepieces, however, are "Gan Tche Kpo" and "Mede Ma Gnin Messe," both over nine minutes long, giving everyone time to stretch out. The first is simply barely contained madness that never stops, while the latter is a serious workout for the horn section, which makes the most of it, trading licks and roaring off into solos. The original recordings might have been made on fairly primitive equipment, but the sound is full and appealing.
Down Beat (p.63) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Providing much of the deep propulsion are local vodoun grooves and some of the most searing, psychedelic electric guitar in West African history." Format: Vinyl (1 Disc); Stereo Release Date: 26 October, 2009 Label: Analog Africa © Copyright 2019 - ShoppingMadeEasy2
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