Le Super Borgou de Parakou - Adiza claire (cavacha bariba)

LE SUPER BORGOU DE PARAKOU The Bariba Sound 1970-1976 (Analog Africa AALP 071) The West African State of Benin borders Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso. In the 1970s the former Dahomey knew a truly incredible wealth of mind-blowing funk bands, from cities such as Cotounou, Porto Novo and the absolutely unknown -until very recently- Parakou capital in the North Province, near the border of Nigeria. Just like in Mali and Guinea the musical competition in Dahomey/Benin was huge and fanatical. In addition to Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou and other bands, as showcased on the top compilation “African Scream Contest” -of the extremely interesting label and blog Analog Africa-were exposed to the outside world for the first time. The label brings back the music of the band Super Borgou Department de Parakou to life and finally it gets all the credit it deserves.