Johnny Copeland - Ngote (Poly Rythmo cover, 1985)

(FIEND47).

If you follow muzzicaltrips you probably know already the Poly Rythmo funky bomb "Ne te Fache Pas". But could you imagine to find it covered by a jazz-blues american musician? I could not, so it was a real surprise when I discovered this cover version.

Glele Edmond & Aballo Antoine - Jeanne Yi (Benin, 70s)

(DN N°3)

A nice tune from Benin with Orchestre Poly Rythmo as backing band.

T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - Debrouiller n'est pas voler (Soukous from Benin, 70s)

(Albarika Store ALS 058).

A very nice album from Orchestre Poly Rythmo, typical african dancefloor hit... Nice words full of humor and common sense: "trop parler c'est maladie / to speak to much is a sickness", "debrouiller n'est pas voler / to arrange does not mean to steal"...

MIX /// Muzzicaltrips back from Benin (45rpm selection, 70s)

Just to share some freshly found 45s from Benin.

...El Rego, L.A. Aux Ecoutes, Polydisco, Mélomé Clément, Poly-Rythmo, African Songs, Picoby Band, nagra sessions, african scream contest, afro beat, jerk fon...

Enjoy!