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roger damawuzan & les as du benin - wait for me - hot casa - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: African - Benin

1. Wait For Me
2. Babaa Na Ayele
3. Agbe Fe Avi
4. Mieva Do
5. Do You Know My Name
6. Vino La Medo Na Aziaxo O
7. Motherless Child
8. I Need A Horse
9. Tirez - Tirez

Nine unreleased and rare tracks from the amazing Roger Damawuzan also known as the �James Brown from Lom�, backed by the tremendous �Les As du Benin� orchestra, and recorded between 1972 and 1981. Deluxe 2LP in Gatefold Tip-On Jacket. TIP!!!

Born in 1952 in Aneho (Togo), �The king of Gazo� (a traditional rhythm) is one of the most popular singer of his native country. He started his career in 1968 with the �Ricker�s� but his first record was released in 1972 with his now classic hit �Wait For Me�.

From 1972 to the early 80s alongside �Les As du Benin�, they worked more than 5 days a week at the Hotel Tropicana in front of the sea with many tourists around and it was a very good exercise to work and create a perfect Afro-Soul sound.

During this period they also recorded many tracks, sometime in Ghana at the famous Philips studio, sometime during live session for big events in the �Palais des Congres de Lom� and studio Otodi in Lom�, always live and analog.

Today Roger Damawuzan lives in Lom�; in 2014 he was the featuring singer on the smash hit �Pas Contente� by Vaudou Game and performed with the band in different European big festivals.

Roger Damawuzan & Les As Du Benin can be considered as one of the biggest figure of the African Funk scene from the 70s: A must have record!