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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of James Brown, Fatoumata Diawara, The Doors, Funkadelic and Fela Kuti. Those roots explain a lot about how Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, Joni Haastrup, Orlando Julius, Ebo Taylor and The Lijadu Sisters, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Fatoumata Diawara, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 26 connections around Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou, reaching back through James Brown and forward to Fatoumata Diawara. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou is a band from Cotonou, Benin, originally active from the 1960s to the 1980s and founded by singer-guitarist Mélomé Clément. They reformed in 2009 to international recognition. Their work has mixed styles such as funk, afrobeat, psychedelia, jazz and local voodoo influences. The Guardian called them "one of West Africa's best dance bands."
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Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou connections
Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou grew out of James Brown, Fatoumata Diawara, The Doors and Funkadelic, shares an orbit with T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, Joni Haastrup, Orlando Julius and Ebo Taylor, went on to shape Fatoumata Diawara. 26 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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