ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO DE COTONOU Volume 3: The Skeletal Essences of Voodoo Funk 2LP doom The band eventually developed a

The band eventually developed a sound that was very influential while maintaining a reputation as a chaotic live band

Funk and Soul music which deserves much wider recognition

all of which contribute wonderfully to the ephemeral nature of the music

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"Void Moments" offers an abstraction of the melodic elements that crept into "Lifelike" and contorts them toward a new horizon

ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO DE COTONOU Volume 3: The Skeletal Essences of Voodoo Funk 2LP doom The band eventually developed aFollowing two previous Poly Rythmo collections released by the multiple award winning label, this 3rd compilation is further proof that our ears are facing ''one of the funkiest bands in the world.'' Starting in 2005, Samy Ben Redjeb, Analog Africa's founder and compiler, made several trips to Benin, where he dug up most of the orchestra's output recorded between 1969 and 1983: hundreds of vinyl records and a few master tapes, in a total of 500 songs.