COMPOSERS: Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
LABELS: Analog Africa
ALBUM TITLE: Orchestre Poly-Rythmo: The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk
WORKS: The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk
PERFORMER: Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
CATALOGUE NO: AACD073
The Skeletal Essences of Afro Funk 1969-1980, Analog Africa’s latest retrospective compilation, is devoted to the recently resuscitated Beninois band Orchestre Poly-rythmo de Cotonou. Fans of Nigerian Afrobeat, vintage US R&B, Cuban guajira and funk will find plenty of common ground.
Jon Lusk