Volume 3: The Skeletal Essences Of Voodoo Funk

Poly-Rythmo De Cotonou
Analog Africa
World | Aug 2013

Reviews

Don Farrell
Reviewed 2013-09-15
Afro Funk from 1969-1980 Benin
****1: 5:28 mid to faster, locked trance rhythm with interesting e guitar riff, male chorus vocal chant
****2: 4:18 mid to faster, male chorus vocals, horns, organ,
****3: 6:18 faster, percussion & e guitar led rhythm, male vocals, minimal CUICA
***4: 3:59 mid to faster, horns, male vocals, e guitar
***5: 3:20 mid to faster, big bass & kick drum, e guitar, percussion, male vocals
6: 6:08 slow to mid, mellow sound, male vocal
***7: 3:29 mid to faster, locked groove, male vocals
8: 4:16 mid to faster, locked groove, male vocals, last half slows a bit then fast
9: 3:37 mid to faster, male vocals, big e guitar, big percussion
10: 5:35 mid tempo, male vocal, big e guitar, big percussion, organ, trance groove last half
****11: 4:40 fast, pounding rhythm, e guitar & organ, male call & response
***12: 3:59 mid to faster, male vocals, nice organ groove,
****13: 7:28 mid tempo, locked Bossa Afro groove, organ funk, male voc
***14: 4:49 last slow dance of the night, great e guitar picking, male voc

Recent airplay

Adjiro Mi
Music CasseroleNov 09, 2013
Adjiro Mi
GegenchangNov 06, 2013
Pourquoi Pas?
Ecoutes Ma Melodie
Fight or FlightOct 18, 2013
Ne Rein Voir, Dire, Entendre
Fight or FlightOct 11, 2013
Houzou Houzou Wa, Ne Rein Voir, Dire, Entendre
GegencangOct 09, 2013

Charting

2013-09-15 — 2013-11-17 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
Nov 10 2
Oct 27 1
Oct 20 1
Oct 13 2
Oct 6 2
Sep 29 1
Sep 22 2

Track listing

1. Ne Rein Voir, Dire, Entendre
2. Houzou Houzou Wa
3. Adjiro Mi
4. Karateka
5. Akoue We Gni Gan
6. N'goua
7. Houton Kan Do Go Me
8. A O O Ida
9. Vi E Lo
10. Pourquoi Pas?
11. Akue We Non Houme
12. Ai Gabani
13. Ecoutes Ma Melodie
14. Min We Tun So