New Music From Benin on Calabash Music

King Mensah

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King Mensah is an artist with a range of personal and professional experience. An actor, dancer and singer, who was immersed in the world of the arts as a young boy under the influence of his parents, today he is one of Africa’s leading stars.

Angelique Kidjo

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Kidjo has traveled far and mesmerized audiences on countless stages, speaking out on behalf of the children in her capacity as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador.

Africando

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You're in Africa! You're in Cuba! You're in New York! You're in the world of Africando!

Gangb頂rass Band

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Gangbe have a rich sound where fat brass lives alongside a battery of percussion

Gnonnas Pedro

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Gnonnas is a super-star at home in Benin with his consistantly pure Afro-Cuban sounds.

Salsa Africa

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All Star Album featuring Papa Wemba, Boncana Maiga, Africando, Bantous de la Capitale, Super Cayor de Dakar, Gnonnas Pedro, Djeli Moussa Diawara, Etoile de Dakar, Jose Missamou and Star Band No. 1

Adjabel

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Adjabel is a name composed of the Beninese land of Adja and the Haitian goddess of love, Label. It is a name invented by Atissou Loko who composes music that is culturally diverse, free, eclectic and contemporary.

Kabudu

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Kabudu is a dynamic group of performers celebrating the diverse traditional & contemporary culture of West Afrika through music, dance and theatre.

Manou Gallo

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Until recently, few knew Manou Gallo – other than from her being the former bassist for Zap Mama. Now she's out on her own, making her own music which mixes funk, r&b and rhythms of West Africa.