Those words are perfect to speak about Ignace de Souza who is best known for his Ghanaian Highlife, even though he was originally from Be...

This fantastic album was recorded in 1981 with Poly-Rythmo Orchestra. When I heard it I discovered that Sagbohan Danialou was singi...

It all started with two royal families from Togo and Benin. A princess was born on the banks of the river Mono, her name was Afiwavi Mawau...

Orchestra "Star Number One" was founded in 1975 by Papa Serigne Seck. Papa Seck is known to be the godfather of M'Balax . ...

Here is a second album from Lemed Janvier with The "Volcans du Bénin". Lemed Janvier is from Benin but he is known to play c...

I am sorry to offer you a Juju vinyl in a bad shape but this record is a way for me to introduce the Yoruba community from Benin. Many Y...

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...

I would like to thank Vivien for this great contribution. This album was recorded in 1971 with two different orchestras: Keletigui et...

I think it is the right time, after Stanislas Tohon, to talk about traditional Tchinkoumé rhythm. A rhythm from the center of Benin. Yo...

S tanislas Tohon recorded this single with the "Satelites" orchestra in 1977. Tohon Stan will become famous all over Africa t...

This is my third post about Sunny Black's Band. Created by Clément Mélomé in 1965, this orchestra will become in 1969 the famous Poly-Ry...

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To finish this month, here is a fantastic recording from John Storm Roberts , great musicologist who make us dive into the roots of ...

Germaine Jourias was born in Togo in 1937. She recorded this EP, the first one, with the great singer El Rego and His Commando's orqu...

The band took their name from the Camp Boiro prison, where may of the members had been guards. Members of the band included trumpeter...

Je ne sors pas la nuit quand j'entends Ballaké. Sa voix, la voix des nuits endiablées par...

When Congo meets Benin results an excellent album from Vata Mombasa with Danialou Sagbohan on drums. Vata Bombasa was the guitarist and le...

This is the 5th volume of this "gold collection" edited on CD by the Top Showbiz label. As you can see, the cover comes from th...

I think this album from Gnonnas Pedro deserves a better sleeve. Nevertheless, this Cochechivo, one of the best album of the maestro...

This single was recorded in 1975 in Burkina Faso and pressed in Benin by Satel label. I bought this vinyl on Ebay thanks to the title ...

Bentho Gustave began his career with the S uper Star Of Ouidah (previous post) and joined, in 1969, the powerfull Orchestre Poly-Ry...

"La Vedette Du Soleil" is Zacharie Yekpo. It means the "Sun' Star" and he plays good traditional muisc from Benin....

Après un tour de chants explosif dont la fin a été saluée par six rappels du public sous les clameurs houleuses, d'applaudissements fr...

Another LP from Pol y-Rythmo composed and sang by Eskill Lohento and Vicky Amenoudji, two famous singers and foundators of the ba...

Annasoua Jazz Orchestra is from Parakou, which is loctaed in the north of Benin. This band used to be famous in Benin as Picoby Band was. T...

Angolan vocalist and guitar player, Ruy Mingas is one of his homeland's most famous musician and performer. Well known and loved in hi...