Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Orchestre_Poly-Rythmo_de_Cotonou
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musical_group
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1966
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs TP Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Gnonnas_Pedro
El Rego
Super Borgou de Parakou
gptkbp:country gptkb:Benin
gptkbp:founded 1966
gptkbp:founder Mélomé Clément
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Afrobeat
funk
soul
highlife
vodoun music
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Fela_Kuti
gptkb:James_Brown
Cuban music
gptkbp:label gptkb:Strut_Records
gptkb:Soundway_Records
Analog Africa
gptkbp:languageOfLyrics gptkb:French
gptkb:Fon
Yoruba
gptkbp:notableAlbum Cotonou Club
Echos Hypnotiques
Madjafalao
The Vodoun Effect
gptkbp:notableFor music features Vodoun rhythms
one of the most prolific African bands
pioneers of Beninese popular music
fusion of traditional Beninese music with funk, soul, and Afrobeat
gptkbp:notableMember Bernard Zoundegnon
Gaston Hounsa
Mélomé Clément
Nicolas Bankolé
Vincent Ahehehinnou
gptkbp:notablePerformance gptkb:WOMAD_Festival
gptkb:Barbican_Centre,_London
Festival au Désert, Mali
gptkbp:notableSong Gbeti Madjro
Malin Kpon O
Mi Ni Non Kpo
Se Ba Ho
gptkbp:numberOfTracks over 50
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Cotonou
gptkbp:website https://polyrythmo.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_World_Black_and_African_Festival_of_Arts_and_Culture
gptkb:Gnonnas_Pedro
gptkb:Sonodisc
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7