African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds from Benin & Togo 70s

by Various Artists

African Scream Contest: Raw & Psychedelic Afro Sounds from Benin & Togo 70s cover art

Compiled by Analog Africa label founder Samy Ben Redjeb, this electrifying anthology unearths incredibly rare 1970s recordings from West Africa's vibrant, post-colonial club scene. The featured bands relentlessly cross-pollinate traditional voodoo rhythms and localized Fon music with the heavy psychedelic fuzz guitars and raw funk grooves imported from America and the UK. The collection provides an intoxicating, highly rhythmic portrait of a brief but intensely creative era in Beninese and Togolese music.

Genres

  • Afro-Funk
  • Fon Music

Tracklist

  1. Lokonon André & Les Volcans - Mi Kple Dogbekpo
  2. Picoby Band D'Abomey - Mi Ma Kpe Dji
  3. Gabo Brown & Orchestre Poly Rythmo - It's a Vanity
  4. El Rego et Ses Commandos - Se Na Min
  5. Napo De Mi Amor et Ses Black Devils - Leki Santchi
  6. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - Gbeti Madjro
  7. Roger Damawuzan - Wait For Me
  8. Ouinsou Corneille & Black Santiago - Vinon So Minsou
  9. Orchestre Super Jheevs des Paillotes - Ye Nan Lon An
  10. Tidiani Koné & Orchestre Poly-Rythmo - Djanfa Magni
  11. Discafric Band - Houiou Djin Nan Zon Aklumon
  12. Le Super Borgou de Parakou - Congolaise Benin Ye
  13. Vincent Ahehehinnou - Ou C'est Lui Ou C'est Moi
  14. Les Volcans de La Capital - Oya Ka Jojo