Benin (formerly Dahomey) has produced so much good music, yet it’s suffered from a lack of availability in the West, meaning that only the most expert crate-diggers or West African music specialists were able to enjoy these artists.
Thankfully, Analog Africa has been doing their best to make sure this music gets documented, digitized, and publicized around the world. Some of the composers included on this disc are Gnonnas Pedro et Ses Dadjes, Antoine Dougbé, El Rego et Ses Commandos and Honoré Avolonto. These were the cream of the crop of Beninois balladeers during the 1960s and 1970s. The comp serves as a great way to whet the appetite for far more.
