Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou

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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou
The First Album (reissue)

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Beyond Benin: Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Interviewed

As they release their first studio album for decades and prepare to play the London Scala, Luke Turner talks to Benin's Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou about their religious differences, James Brown, playing with Fela Kuti, and their remarkable return

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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou

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