Orchestre Poly Rythmo / Cotonou Club
| Album: | Cotonou Club | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Orchestre Poly Rythmo | Added: | Apr 2011 | |
| Label: | Strut | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2011-05-30 | Pull Date: | 2011-08-01 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
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| Week Ending: | Jul 31 | Jul 24 | Jul 10 | Jul 3 | Jun 19 | Jun 12 | Jun 5 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 04, 2022: | Wee Animalcules (rebroadcast from Jun 3, 2011)
Lion Is Burning |
4. | Jul 25, 2013: | maximum entropy
C’Est Lui Ou C’Est Moi / Mariage |
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| 2. | Jun 26, 2021: | Wee Animalcules (rebroadcast from Jun 3, 2011)
Lion Is Burning |
5. | Dec 13, 2012: | Cacao!
Ne Te Fâche Pas |
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| 3. | Oct 26, 2016: | At the Cafe Bohemian
C’Est Lui Ou C’Est Moi / Mariage |
6. | Jul 30, 2011: | New World Disorder
Koumi Dédé |
Album Review
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2011-05-31
Reviewed 2011-05-31
Voodoo funk Afro beat band from West African state of Benin.
Played in the late 1960's, Regrouped in 2007, 10 members, 5 from original group. First studio album in 25 years, toured USA in 2010, All tracks are very good.
****1: 4:51 fast, non stop dance groove, male vocals, 7 sec fade
2: 4:06 mid fast e guitar brass groove, 23 sec low fade
****3: 3:53 mid tempo percussion, guitar/bass/brass/vocals/wails, call & response
****4: 4:16 mid to faster nice funky Latin sound
5: 3:13 fast, Angélique Kidjo vocal 26 sec low fade
6: 5:04 fast male vocal, e guitar percussion trance groove
7: 4:35 mid to faster, a bit more mellow, funky groove, 12 sec fade
***8: 4:59 hand clapping percussion, fem chorus then male & fem vocal, nice funky trance groove, fast
****9: 3:24 funky fast Afro pop groove, 7 sec fade
10: 3:48 mellow Highlife, 24 sec fade
***11: 4:43 fast, mellow, big horns, with musicians from Franz Ferdinand D Farrell 05/2011
Played in the late 1960's, Regrouped in 2007, 10 members, 5 from original group. First studio album in 25 years, toured USA in 2010, All tracks are very good.
****1: 4:51 fast, non stop dance groove, male vocals, 7 sec fade
2: 4:06 mid fast e guitar brass groove, 23 sec low fade
****3: 3:53 mid tempo percussion, guitar/bass/brass/vocals/wails, call & response
****4: 4:16 mid to faster nice funky Latin sound
5: 3:13 fast, Angélique Kidjo vocal 26 sec low fade
6: 5:04 fast male vocal, e guitar percussion trance groove
7: 4:35 mid to faster, a bit more mellow, funky groove, 12 sec fade
***8: 4:59 hand clapping percussion, fem chorus then male & fem vocal, nice funky trance groove, fast
****9: 3:24 funky fast Afro pop groove, 7 sec fade
10: 3:48 mellow Highlife, 24 sec fade
***11: 4:43 fast, mellow, big horns, with musicians from Franz Ferdinand D Farrell 05/2011
Track Listing
| 1. | Ne Te Fâche Pas | 6. | Océ | |||
| 2. | Pardon | 7. | Tegbe | |||
| 3. | Von Vo Nono | 8. | C?Est Lui Ou C?Est Moi / Mariage | |||
| 4. | Koumi Dédé | 9. | Holonon | |||
| 5. | Gbeti Madjro | 10. | Ma Vie | |||
| 11. | Lion Is Burning | |||||