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Some best-kept secrets are worth revealing, and the eternal youth of the
legendary Orchestre Poly Rythmo de Cotonou is just one of those hidden
treasures. The West African band offered 43 years of an exquisite groove, a
home made voodoo funk, “Made in Bénin”, that conquered Nigeria, Togo, Niger
Angola, and much of West Africa where the band played with Manu Dibango,
Fela, and Gnonnas Pedro. And, despite their age, they are still on shape!
Down the years, Poly-Rythmo stunned the market of connoisseurs, deejays and
aficionados with their pure African funky sound. But they never had a chance to
take their music out of Africa. That oversight is about to end. In 2009 the
founding members of the band performed in Europe with guests from Africa’s
pantheon of international stars, starting with the opening of the great Jazz A La
Villette Festival in Paris in September staring in a special African night, also
featuring Seun Kuti and Amadou and Mariam. Their great first European tour
passed by Paradiso Amsterdam, Barbican London, Utrecht, Andverpen, ending
with great show in collaboration with Franz Ferdinand musicians in Marseille...READ MORE…
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