Les Sympathics De Porto-Novo Benin - Vol. 2

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A rare record reissued on vinyl for the first time! Over the past few years, Acid Jazz have reissued some exciting rare records from the legendary Benin record label 'Albarika Store'. The next album in the series is 'Les Sympathics de Porto Novo Benin (Vol. 2)', the second album by another flagship Porto Novo band of the 1970s, founded by Herman Laleye - former leader of other great names from Benin, the 'Black Dragons de Porto Novo'. The heavy rhythms of the Laleye brothers (Herman on bass and Marc on drums) support Gangbo Bonheur's vocals, as well as Armand Pognon's blues guitar and Camille Zanou's hypnotic organ. Unlike their contemporaries, Les Sympathics steered clear of Afrobeat, Afro-funk or Afro-Latin, to create something truly unique in the Beninese musical canon. Fully reissued for the first time on high-quality vinyl, with incredible reproduction of the original artwork. A must-have for African music lovers.