Danialou Sagbohan/Stanislas Tohon & Les Astronautes (1976)

Dear listeners, i'm back but not for best musical reasons. Dau 1 of confinement in Paris and desire to share again. Double sharing thanks to Ogoun Ferraille from Switzerland. Warm thoughts and many thanks to him.
On this obscure single, two stars from the middle 70's are making a fight. On side A, Stanislas Tohon, on side B Danialou Sagbohan. On the middle, the same band : Les Astronautes.
Honestly, we don't recognize Stanislas tohon's style. on the other hand, we recognize Sagbohan's. I think this record was recorded in 1975 or 1976.



Chers auditeurs, je suis de retour mais pas pour des meilleures raisons musicales. Premier jour de confinement à Paris et des envies de repartage. Un double partage car le disque suivant nous vient d'Ogoun Ferraille, Suisse. Pensées complices et grand merci.
Sur cet obscure 45 tours les deux grandes stars de la fin des années 70's s'affrontent. Sur la face A, Stanislas Tohon, sur la face B, Danialou Sagbohan. Et au milieu, un orchestre commun : Les Astronautes. 
Honnêtement, on ne reconnais pas Stanislas Tohon, tout jeune qu'il est. Par contre, tout jeune qu'il est aussi, on reconnait bien le style, la voix, la batterie de Sagbohan Danialou. Je pense que ce disque date de 1975 ou 1976.

Orchestre PICOBY BAND d'Abomey

Orchestra Picoby Band has been already introduced on Oro here, but it deserves a more complete post. The band is from Abomey and was found in 1953. It is one of the oldest band from Benin with Renova Band, also from Abomey or Super Star de Ouidah. Those three bands only recorded EP's. Picoby Band  recorded at least seven 7-inches singles. Here are four of them. Most of the tracks were afro-beat tunes recorded on Lawani Affisoulayi's label Aux Ecoutes and composed by they great Honore Avolonto. It was around 1970.

On the first record, "Dieu Merci" ("Thank's God") is a very nice soukous tune and "Honton Ve Zoun" a powerful jerk, both composed by Honore Avolonto.

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Side 1: "Hounton Ye Zoun" (Honore Avolonto)
Side 2: "Dieu Merci" (Honore Avolonto)

Second record is also composed by Honore Avolonto. "Mi Hon Noun Gbeto" is an excellent pachanga with very good congas sound recording. "Ye Houe Deou" is another jerk tune.

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Side 1: "Mi Hon Noun Gbeto" (Honore Avolonto)
Side 2: "Ye Houe Deou" (Honore Avolonto)

On the third record Honore Avolonto composed "Vikou..." which is called soukous but it does not sound like. "Jo Ahi Nou Se" is a great Afro-Beat tune composed by Sanoussi Mouminou but sang by Avolonto.

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Side 1: "Vikou..." (Honore Avolonto)

Side 2: "Jo Ahi Nou Se" (Sanoussi Mouminou)

This record has been recorded on Albarika Store's label and composed by Sanoussi Mouminou. The single "Mi Ma Kpe Dji" is a great afro-beat tune sang by Avolonto. "Lidia" is a nice and cool Highlife tune sang by an anonymous singer. I think that this record was released after 1970.

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Side 1: "Mo Ma Kpe Dji" (Sanoussi Mouminou)

Side 2: "Lidia" (Sanoussi Mouminou)

This record edited on label "Echos Sonores du Bénin" has been composed by Pierre Avohou. The two tracks are beautiful Sato rhythms.

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Ce disque édité sur le label "Echos Sonores du Bénin" a été composé par Pierre Avohou. Les deux morceaux sont des superbes rythmes Sato.

This record is a contribution of Ogoun Ferraille with two wonderful Jerk rhythms: "Me Adominia" and "Houi Hou Mi To". I do not have the reference of this record but Ogoun should reveals it very quickly.

Ogoun Ferraille's record

Ce disque est une contribution d'Ogoun Ferraille avec deux sublimes Jerk: "Me Adomina" et "Houi Hou Mi To". Je ne connais pas la référence du disque mais Ogoun devrait nous dévoile ça très vite.

T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo & Assa Cica

I would like to go deeper into Poly-Rythmo's sound with a prodigious record composed by Assa Cica, a famous Beninese singer (check out a very nice and recent clip from him on Youtube). That's why I'm using the "Black Square" from Kasimir Malevich for illustrating this post. Assa Cica is special. He is a poet, close to Sagbohan Danialou in his lyrics as well as his music style. I really don't know when this album was released, i think between 1976 and 1978. Lohento Eskill is singing on all tracks except on "Ananu Dogon Nu" and "Gnon Nu Fomin Lin" where Assa make us discover his beautiful voice.

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Je voudrais vous emmener plus loin dans Poly-Rythmo avec ce disque génial composé par Assa Cica, un chanteur béninois célèbre et toujours vivant que vous pouvez découvrir dans un récent clip sur Youtube. Je me suis permis d'utiliser le fameux "Carré Noir" de Kasimir Malevich pour illustre ce courrier particulier. Assa Cica est un poète, proche de la nature et musicalement proche de Sagbohan Danialou. Je pense que cet album a été enregistré entre 1976 et 1978. Lohento Eskill chante sur tout l'album excépté "Ananu Dogon Nu" et "Gnon Nu Fomin Lin" où Assa Cica nous dévoile sa voix d'ange.

T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo & Avohou Pierre

Avohou Pierre recorded with Poly-Rythmo and also with Black Santiago. Very soukous. No idea of the year of recording. End of the seventies probably.

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Avohou Pierre a enregistré avec les Poly-Rythmo mais aussi avec les Black Santiago. Aucune idéé de l'année d'enregistrement. Probablement fin 70s.