Orchestre "Les Volcans" Du Benin - Vol.1

Orchestre "Les Volcans" Du Benin - Vol.1Originally released in 1980 on the Alberika label, Orchestre Les Volcans du Benin Vol. 1 has long been a holy grail LP for Afro Cuban aficionados. It now sees it's first official reissue on Acid Jazz Records, with four infectious tracks across the two sides, including latin dancefloor dynamite and a DJ must have, Oya Ka Jojo. Remastered by Nick Robbins at Sound Mastering and presented in a wonderful color sleeve, it's an opportunity to finally own

and walked away with the Country Music Association's Horizon Award

Though they have come to be one of the defining bands of the '90s

Songs like "My Own Country" explores the individual desire for autonomy

They launched the community centre and performance venue Unit 2 ten years ago as a space for marginalized artists and communities to build themselves up and create connections across social boundaries

Never Little

'Dopamine' follows on from 2021's return to the full-throttle sound of Thunder

and on Marvin Gaye's Grammy award winning

The album is a perfect mix of twangy guitars

the band started to write and demo new material

Shortly thereafter

That's no shakeup

" along with new compositions