Etat général : Neuf Format : Double 33T Gatefold Etat pochette / disque : S / S Label : analog africa Année : 2025 Numéro / Pays de pressage : AALP100 - Germany
Very early in his career Gnonnas Pedro had landed his first hit with a song called ‘Dadje Von O Von Non'. It was an Agbadja, an ancestral rhythm played during burial ceremonies in Le Mono, the region where Gnonnas Pedro's family came from. Gnonnas adapted, modernised and coined it ‘Agbadja Modern' and that's how he became known and beloved as ‘Roi de l'Agbadja Moderne'. Almost a decade later, in the mid-70s, Gnonnas secured a deal with African Songs Ltd and later with Take Your Choice (TYC), two labels out of Nigeria... The various masterpieces the band recorded between 1975 and 1980 in Lagos catapulted Gnonnas Pedro to superstardom back home in Benin, but also made him a name in other West African countries, where his songs were regularly broadcast on the national airwaves. Sometimes called ‘The Band That Speaks All African Languages' for their ability to perform songs in numerous languages ‘Les Dadjes' also spoke all kinds of rhythms, with a special emphasis on Cuban and Benin rhythms. Around 1980, Gnonnas fulfilled the lifelong dream of starting his own label and one of the first albums on the newly founded Gnoinsopé label included the track ‘Yiri Yiri Boum', which took Benin by storm and cemented Gnonnas as one of the country's most important artists. Featuring 16 of Gnonnas' finest songs that resonated across the African continent, the unique blend of Agbadja, Cuban fon, jerk, highlife, and other African rhythms sung in Fon, Mina, Yoruba, French, English, and even Spanish offers a truly unique musical journey.
Tracklist A1 Dadge Von O Von Non "83" A2 Azo Nkplon Doun Nde A3 Mo Ngbadun Re A4 Fini Les Paves B1 Feso Jaiye B2 Adigbedoto B3 Tu Es Tout Seul B4 Yiri Yiri Boum C1 Agbadja Moderne No 2 C2 Manzanillo C3 L'Indomptable Gnonnas C4 Bailando Mi Solo D1 Gbeto Enon Mon D2 El Cochechivo D3 Ati Mawuin Dagamasi D4 Avivogbe
Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes Band roi de l'agbadja moderne
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Very early in his career Gnonnas Pedro had landed his first hit with a song called ‘Dadje Von O Von Non'. It was an Agbadja, an ancestral rhythm played during burial ceremonies in Le Mono, the region where Gnonnas Pedro's family came from. Gnonnas adapted, modernised and coined it ‘Agbadja Modern' and that's how he became known and beloved as ‘Roi de l'Agbadja Moderne'.
Almost a decade later, in the mid-70s, Gnonnas secured a deal with African Songs Ltd and later with Take Your Choice (TYC), two labels out of Nigeria... The various masterpieces the band recorded between 1975 and 1980 in Lagos catapulted Gnonnas Pedro to superstardom back home in Benin, but also made him a name in other West African countries, where his songs were regularly broadcast on the national airwaves. Sometimes called ‘The Band That Speaks All African Languages' for their ability to perform songs in numerous languages ‘Les Dadjes' also spoke all kinds of rhythms, with a special emphasis on Cuban and Benin rhythms.
Around 1980, Gnonnas fulfilled the lifelong dream of starting his own label and one of the first albums on the newly founded Gnoinsopé label included the track ‘Yiri Yiri Boum', which took Benin by storm and cemented Gnonnas as one of the country's most important artists.
Featuring 16 of Gnonnas' finest songs that resonated across the African continent, the unique blend of Agbadja, Cuban fon, jerk, highlife, and other African rhythms sung in Fon, Mina, Yoruba, French, English, and even Spanish offers a truly unique musical journey.
Tracklist
A1 Dadge Von O Von Non "83"
A2 Azo Nkplon Doun Nde
A3 Mo Ngbadun Re
A4 Fini Les Paves
B1 Feso Jaiye
B2 Adigbedoto
B3 Tu Es Tout Seul
B4 Yiri Yiri Boum
C1 Agbadja Moderne No 2
C2 Manzanillo
C3 L'Indomptable Gnonnas
C4 Bailando Mi Solo
D1 Gbeto Enon Mon
D2 El Cochechivo
D3 Ati Mawuin Dagamasi
D4 Avivogbe