Yedenou Adjahoui (1981)

I have not posted Yedenou Adahoui's music for a long time. As before, I grew in time and suggest two LP's recorded in 1981 at Lagos, Nigeria. Adjahoui recorded dozens of albums, he was the most popular and prolific traditional singer of his time. He was part of Goun community, as Danialou Sagbohan, highly represented in the region of Badagri, Ogoun State, Nigeria...

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Il y a longtemps que je n'ai pas posté de la musique de Yedenou Adjahoui. Comme précédemment, je progresse dans le temps et je vous propose deux 33 tours enregistrés en 1981 au Nigeria, sur le label nigérian S.M. Record. Adjahoui a enregistré plusieurs dizaines d'albums, il était le chanteur le plus populaire et prolifique de son temps. Il faisait parti de la communauté Goun, comme Danialou Sagbohan, très représentée dans la région de Badagre au Nigeria...

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Yedenou Adjahoui (1983)

Yedenou Adjahoui was born about 1930 in Avrankou, near Porto-Novo. He started music at the age of 12 with his brother and was initiated, at the same time, into Vodoun Sakpata, the god of earth. He was both traditional leader, healer and songwriter. Adjahoui was very popular because he had a great talent as a speaker and columnist. He was the master of rhythm Massè Gohoun, a traditional rhythm of the Goun tribe. He recorded over 50 records and about 30 tapes. He died in 1995.

Yedenou Adjahoui est né vers 1930 à Avrankou, près de Porto Novo. Il commençe la musique à l'âge de 12 ans avec son frère tout en étant initié au Vodoun Sakpata, le dieu de la terre. Il était à la fois chef traditionnel, guérisseur et auteur-compositeur. Adjahoui était très populaire car il avait un grand talent d'orateur et de chroniqueur. Il était le maitre du rythme Massè Gohoun, un rythme traditionnel de l'ethnie des Goun. Il enregistra plus de 50 disques et environ 30 cassettes. Il meurt le 11 Août 1995.

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After many recordings with the label Albarika Store, he started recording, in 1983, with the label of a Yoruba car dealership, Ola Oluwa Ni. Here are his first two albums on this label, the N°1 and the N°4.

Après de nombreux enregistrements avec le label Albarika Store, il enregistre à partir de 1983 sur le label d'un grand concessionnaire de voiture Yorouba, Ola Oluwa Ni. Voici ses deux premiers albums sur ce label, le N°1 et le N°4.

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Yedenou Adjahoui (1975)

This is another album from Adjahoui on Albarika. It seems to have been recorded in 1975. I hope one day someone will translate his lyrics. Thus we will be able to know the poetry and the journalistic talent of Adjahoui.

Voici un nouvel album d'Adjahoui sur Albarika. Celui ci semble avoir été enregistré en 1975. J'espère qu'un jour quelqu'un traduira les paroles de chantre de la musique béninoise aux talents de poète et de journaliste...

Face A.

Aziza Gbe Towe Min A Din Do

Yin Mnon Wa Han Ye

A Do Nin

Face B.

Me E Do Nougbo Do

Ehouzou To Noude Ton Gandji

Han Tche Do Nou Do A Houangan Le

Akoue Min Sin Gbadjoumon Le Lo

Yedenou Adjahoui

Yedenou is a prophet of beninese traditional's music. When playing live, during the 70's, he could muster thousands of people. He was mainly a poet and a journalist who could easely criticize the government's politic.

Those two EP's produced by Albarika Store in 1972. They were given to me by Dailyleftover and I really thank him. He gave me the vinyl and luckily I had the cover (ASEP 1050) ...

Yedenou Adjahoui est un prophète de la musique Béninoise. Lorsqu'il jouait en concert, durant les années 70's, il pouvait critiquer le pouvoir en place autant que la religion Vodoun, dont il était un digne initié.

Voici deux 45 Tours produits par le label Albarika Store en 1972. Ils m'ont été donnés par Dailyleftover et je le remercie particulièrement car je possédais la pochette du disque (ASEP 1050) mais pas le vinyle...

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Yedenou Adjahoui et son ensemble folklorique d'Avrankou

Yedenou Adjahoui et son ensemble

I suppose that this LP in stereo and with a good recording sound is from the late seventies. I would love to talk Goun language because I would be able to translate the poetry and chronics from Adjahoui.

The tune "Jesu Jiji" is a pure Kakagbo rhythm. Beware of Kaka, a powerfull warrior rhythm which is played by the famous "One man-band": Sagbohan Danialou.

Anniversary Post: ALBARIKA & ADJAHOUI: 001

This is the first production and recording, in 1969, from Albarkia Store and Yedenou Adjahoui. As always Adjahoui sings in Goun, a language from the Goun people of Porto Novo. But he also sings, on face B, in Mina, from the ouest of Benin, in Aneho. Many traditional singers were singing in different languages that's how Adjahoui become so popular...

The Picture has been taken in 1969 by Gilbert Rouget, the famous musicologist who recorded many ceremonies. The girl is a Vodoun adept of Dikwin, a rare Vodoun from Goun People.

I never saw them during my shootings in Porto-Novo.

Yedenou Adjahoui (1974)

Yedenou Adjahoui 1972's Revolucion

INITIATION INTO VOODOO MUSIC: YEDENOU ADJAHOUI

Yedenou Adjahoui is a famous traditional and voodoo singer from Benin. He was the biggest indpiration for Benin's older generation of singers. He was a real poet. He could sing about voodoo gods as wall as vividly as about street people. Adjahoui was initiated to Sakpata's vooddoo, the Earth's voodoo.

His traditional's music may be difficult to hear, but, as the famous musicologist, Gilbert Rouget, said: "Voodoo music is difficult to understand because it is the most complicated in the world. All the rhytms are inside voodoo music."

The first person to introduce Yedenou Adjahoui was DJ Franc O from Voodoo Funk in his Mede woui 's mix with a very rare title: Yedenou Adjahoui: "Keke Zeto".

Yedenou left us in 1995.