Africa Tei Cuba

Cuban music was all the rage when Gnonnas Pedro was growing up in Cotonou, and by the early 1960s the singer and multi instrumentalist was leading the Cuban-inspired band Los Panchos, who later reformed as  Les Dadjés.  He soon began incorporating the Agbadja style from the Mono region into his music, and this unique melange became his trademark sound. His 1981 album Africa Tei Cuba  captures Pedro’s different influences, from the typically Latin horns of the opening title track to Cicibilici’s slow Afro-Cuban rhythms.