Acid Jazz UK
Les Sympathics de Porto-Novo Benin - Les Sympathics De Porto-Novo Benin - Vol. 2
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Over
the
past
few
years,
Acid
Jazz
has
been
reissuing
rare
and
exciting
records
from
the
legendary
Benin
label,
Albarika
Store.
Next
in
the
series
is
‘Les
Sympathics
de
Porto
Novo
Benin
(Vol.
2)’,
the
second
album
from
another
of
Porto
Novo’s
premier
groups
from
the
1970s,
founded
by
former
Herman
Laleye
-
former
leader
of
other
Benin
greats,
Black
Dragons
de
Porto
Novo.
The
heavy
rhythm
section
of
the
Laleye
brothers
(Herman
on
bass
and
Marc
on
drums)
supports
the
vocals
of
Gangbo
Bonheur
(with
backing
from
Herman
and
Jean-Louis
Avognon),
alongside
Armand
Pognon’s
blues-edged
guitar
and
Camille
Zanou’s
hypnotic
organ.
Unlike
a
lot
of
their
contemporaries,
Les
Sympathics
steer
clear
of
straight
Afro
Beat,
Afro-
Funk
or
Afro
Latin
incursions,
to
create
something
truly
unique
in
the
Beninese
musical
canon.
Reissued
in
full
for
the
very
first
time
on
high
quality
vinyl,
with
an
incredible
reproduction
of
the
original
sleeve.
A
must
have
for
African
music
enthusiasts.
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