The Albarika Story (Vol. 1)’ Various Artists
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Founded in the late 1960s by record store owner Seidou Adissa,
Albarika Store is one of the most important independent record labels
on the African continent. That it was founded in the relatively small
ex-French colony of Benin (then still called Dahomey), is a testament
to its founder’s musical taste and vision for what the local musical
scene had to offer.
Acid Jazz release the first ever vinyl and CD overview of the label and
its music, compiled by David Hill of The Soul Revivers and West
African musical expert Florent Mazzoleni, who also wrote the in-depth
notes.
The compilation provides a look into what was a developing and then
thriving post-colonial music scene. It focuses on the label’s biggest
and most prolific act Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo and its founder Melome
Clement, who released under a variety of names often spotlighting on
the musicians that were key to their sound. It also looks at the other
established artists on the label such as the incendiary Les
Sympathics De Porto Novo and Les Volcans. All of these artists
create a unique mix of Westernised Funk, Soul and Latin sounds
cross-pollinated with the traditional music of the region.
Elsewhere, we hear the music as it is consumed further by funk and
disco, with tracks from the obscure and exceptionally danceable
albums by Ipa Boogie and Ogassa - the latter sounding like they have
been adding psychedelic rock to their funky brew.
The album is a story of local music, and the way that it was cross-
pollinated by both the West and the wider regional scene in
neighbouring Nigeria. Adissa would often head to EMI’s state-of-the-
art Lagos studio to record his acts, contributing to the exceptional
sonic quality of the recordings, and it is no surprise that the influence
of Fela Kuti and Afro Beat is writ large.
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