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	Music of Benin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Benin has played an important role in the African music scene, producing one of the biggest stars to come out of the continent in Angélique Kidjo.
		In the immediate post-independence period (1960-1972), the country was home to a vibrant and innovative music scene, where native folk music combined with Ghanaian highlife, French cabaret, American rock, funk and soul, and Congolese rumba.
		Benin - Burkina Faso - Chad - Côte d'Ivoire - Gambia - Ghana - Guinea - Guinea-Bissau
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Music_of_Benin (332 words)

	French Culture \| Music \| Kidjo March 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		She later sang with her older siblings in the Kidjo Brothers Band, recording for Benin radio mostly folkloric music-- epic songs full of allusions to the history of the villages and the vodou ceremonies of the older generation.
		Benin was open to many international musical styles during the 1970s - salsa, makossa, the new urban African music from South Africa and American soul and rock were heard on local radio.
		She is a bonafide phenomenon whose style of music varies from afro-funk, reggae, samba, salsa, gospel, jazz, Zairean rumba, souk to makossa.
	www.frenchculture.org /music/events/02kidjocontestwinner.html (832 words)

	Travel Guide to Benin - Africa
		Benin is situated in West Africa on the northern coast of the Gulf of Guinea.
		Benin's northern rivers, the Mekrou, Alibory and Sota, which are tributaries of the Niger, and the Pandjari, a tributary of the Volta, are torrential and broken by rocks.
		North of the narrow belt of coastal sand is a region of lateritic clay, the main oil palm area, intersected by a marshy depression between Allada and Abomey that stretches east to the Nigerian frontier.
	www.africaguide.com /country/benin/index.htm (307 words)

	Country Pages: Benin
		The Republic of Benin is a small, culturally rich nation in West Africa with an ethnically diverse population and a varied landscape stretching from the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in the south, to the Niger River in the north.
		The majority of Benin's population is concentrated in the southern edge of the country along the coast of the Gulf of Guinea.
		The historical town of Porto Novo, with nearby lagoons and stilted fishing villages, is the official capital of Benin and houses the Musée Éthnographique.
	www.cies.org /country/benin.htm (726 words)

	About Fon
		Benin's political capitol is Porto-Novo and the de facto or economic capitol is Cotonou.
		Benin (a country about the size of Pennsylvania) has about 50 local, traditional languages SIL's list (my list of Languages) and Fon is only one of those 50 languages.
		Benin is a French speaking country because it was colonized by the French and during their rule, they set up the school system which is still in place today.
	www.geocities.com /fon_is_fun/about_fon.htm (1867 words)

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		Benin is still unfamiliar terrain, nestled down there in the Bight of Benin with Nigeria and Ghana.
		Their newest project is a 15-track CD of traditional Beninois music and a DVD with 37 separate sections showing rhythms and dances in video and sound with photo galleries also.
		The Music Hall survives from San Francisco's gilded age in the nineteenth century, filled with gold pillars and large mirrors to expand the space.
	www.muzikifan.com /benin.html (1235 words)

	Angelique Kidjo - Music Downloads - Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The daughter of an actress, dancer and theatrical producer, Kidjo was born in Quidah, a coastal city in the West African country of Benin.
		Inspired by the rock, pop and soul music of Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Miriam Makeba, James Brown and Aretha Franklin, she was singing professional by her twentieth birthday.
		Exploring musical elements of her native Benin to that of the Northeastern Brazil, Black Ivory Soul was released in 2002.
	musicstore.connect.com /artist/100/329/5/1003295.html (591 words)

	Traditional Drum Music of Benin - Sound Clip - MSN Encarta
		Among the Fon people of Benin, drum ensembles accompany religious and social events such as birth celebrations, funeral rituals, and ancestor worship.
		An ancient tradition associated with drumming is praising kings and sacred deities.
		"Drum with One Skin" from Musical Instruments of the World (Cat.# Le Chant du Monde LDX 274 675) (p)1990 Le Chant du Monde.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461532782/Traditional_Drum_Music_of_Benin.html (125 words)

	UNESCO.ORG \| Benin
		Benin has one property inscribed on the World Heritage List, the Royal Palaces of Abomey, which were added to the list in 1985.
		Benin holds three UNESCO Chairs, in human rights and democracy, in science technologies and environment and in food and nutritional sciences.
		Benin is one of the countries where multimedia community centres, in this case in Malanville, have been put in place, chiefly to help with distance learning.
	portal.unesco.org /geography/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2322&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html (318 words)

	WORLD VILLAGE
		These young jazz musicians formed to create an unusual fusion of traditional styles and promote the originality of the music of Benin.
		The result is definitely both modern and traditional, as it mixes jazz and time-honored Benin idioms.
		Using traditional rhythms while invigorating them with jazz harmonies, the fusion reveals as much as possible of the musical tradition while setting a western tone to link the past and future.
	www.worldvillagemusic.com /anglais/artistesfiche.php?artist_id=50 (153 words)

	SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC
		Paris in the Eighties was the breeding ground for the new African music.
		This album, produced by Miami Sound Machine's Joe Galdo and released in the autumn of 1991, propelled her into the limelight and projected her as a major force in African music as well as an artist who could be enjoyed outside the world music arena.
		Her music is one that uplifts and resounds with The richness of a variety of different cultures.
	www.music.org.za /artist.asp?id=139 (966 words)

	The World: Global Hit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This is the music of the Gangbe Brass Band from Cotonou, Benin's capital.
		James Vodounnon: The music is traditional music from Benin, but together with many percussion and the horns and song from Benin.
		Benin, Vodounnon says, is the source voodoo percussion, rhythms driven by a two-tone gong.
	www.theworld.org /globalhits/2005/01/13.shtml (697 words)

	BBC - Music / Features - Echoes of Africa, W Bata (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Family of three double-headed drums originating from the Yoruba people of Nigeria and Benin.
		The same drums can also be found in Cuba and are called Iya, Itotele and Okonkolo and are played with both hands.
		Music: for all the latest happenings in the world of music
	www.bbc.co.uk /music/features/africa/winsbata.shtml (236 words)

	Benin - Photos, Maps, Videos, Flags, Facts, More -- National Geographic
		Countless slaves were shipped to the New World from this West African state during the 18th and 19th centuries.
		Browse by region, country or genre and watch and listen to the latest world music videos and mp3s.
		Learn why voodoo, born in Benin, is not just a dark mystical force, but also a legitimate religion.
	plasma.nationalgeographic.com /places/countries/country_benin.html (300 words)

	WOMEX 2003 --- Virtual Concert Hall --- provided by Mondomix
		The result is definitely both modern and traditional, as it mixes jazz and traditional Benin idioms.
		The second is a reference to age, highlighthing the ancient roots of the music they play.
		The Gangbé Brass Band's musical approach is respectful of tradition, and in harmony with their ancestors and culture.
	www.mondomix-media.com /womex/ShowcasesIN/pagewomex-in.php?artiste_id=218 (399 words)

	Traditional Fulani Music of Benin - Sound Clip - MSN Encarta
		Traditional Fulani Music of Benin - Sound Clip - MSN Encarta
		For the Fulani of Benin, the primary function of music is to provide entertainment and to bring the community together for celebrations.
		This example features a flute similar to the Turkish nāy (a reed flute played by blowing across its top opening), clapping hands, tinkling bracelets, and stomping feet.
	encarta.msn.com /media_461563645/Traditional_Fulani_Music_of_Benin.html (120 words)

	Zap Mama: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The traditional music of Western Africa and Ireland is fused into a seamless blend by the Afro-Celt Sound System.
		The band's exciting performances have become a popular attraction at the WOMAD festival in Reading, England since 1995, while their 1996 debut album, Volume 1, remains one of the most successful examples of cultural exchange.
		Afro-funk, reggae, samba, salsa, gospel, jazz, Zairean rumba, zouk and makossa are combined through the music of soulful, Benin-born and Paris-based, vocalist, Angelique Kidjo.
	www.music.com /group/zap_mama/1 (520 words)

	Columbia Records - NEWS
		In 1998, Kidjo released Oremi, which mixed the traditional music of Benin with a wide cross-section of music from the African Diaspora.
		Kidjo's new, as of yet untitled album, finds her drawing connections between the Bahia community in Benin and music of Brazil.
		She is also a musical ambassador for her country, Benin, and indeed, for the entire African continent.
	www.sonymusic.com /labels/columbia/news/pressreleases/05162001.html (473 words)

	Angelique Kidjo
		Sung in Fon and percolating with percussion, "Tumba" (which is the name for congas in Benin) describes how everyone comes together by dancing and clapping.
		Kidjo also uses her music to convey wisdom in songs sung in Yoruba.
		I love his songs, especially in the way he twists the language so simply, like on this song, 'Those Little Nothings.'" As for the latter, she says, "I recorded this song because this is what Gilberto wrote after he traveled to Benin.
	www.sonymusic.com /artists/Kidjo/bio2.html (614 words)

	The Voice of African Music
		The St. Louis African Chorus’ African Choral Odyssey Series® is a mosaic of vibrant choral music from diverse regions of Africa, and has been designed to educate the public about the diversity of African choral music.
		Emphasis is on choral music, but there’s also some instruction on instrumental accompaniment, choreography, dance, gesturing, and other performance practices.
		The Chorus participation was one of the highlights of the festival, and showcased one concert and several workshops on music from Benin Republic, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Namibia, and South Africa.
	www.africanchorus.org /Voam/Voam1023.htm (456 words)

	Benin News - Media Monitoring Service by EIN News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Beware though, the Bight of Benin is treacherous for swimming due to the current.
		The report cites the situation in the West African republic of Benin, where girls are frequently harassed on their way to, from, and even in school...
		Consequently, it is being held almost simultaneously in Ouidah in Benin, Tamale in Ghana and Saint Louis in Senegal.
	www.einnews.com /benin (1028 words)

	UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music of the World: Benin
		The Bariba live in chieftaincies with a strict hierarchical structure: their music is ceremonial and honorific (trumpets and drums "speak").
		The music of the Somba, a peasant peoples, is more social in nature: it is played by everyone and accompanies the most routine activities.
		Music played when setting out for a hunt
	www.unesco.org /culture/cdmusic/html_eng/benin.shtml (69 words)

	Agnes Scott College \| About ASC \| Event Detail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Benin’s explosive and colorful Gangbé Brass Band explores the rich voodoo cultural and ancient songs of their country, the legendary Dahomey, combined with jazz melodies to produce an ecstatic contemporary sound.
		Gangbé, which means the sound of metal, features eight musicians playing trumpets, trombones, saxophones, a tuba as bassist and three drummers.
		The band promotes the originality of the music of Benin around the world.
	www.agnesscott.edu /about/p_eventdetail.asp?id=648 (201 words)

	Amazon.co.uk Music: Benin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Benin: Bariba and Sombe Music by Various Artists (Audio CD - 1999)
		Benin with Conde Nast Traveller -- Dont book anything till you have looked at Conde Nast Traveller.
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	www.amazon.co.uk /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=Benin&tag=websitedesi09-21&index=music&link_code=qs&page=1 (212 words)

	Benin Music :: calabashmusic.com
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	music.calabashmusic.com /world/africa/benin (168 words)

	CD Baby: ETIENNE CAKPO & JOSELITO ATCHADE: Ji - from spintheglobe
		JI is a jazzy collection of original world beat music from Benin, West Africa.
		Several tracks feature traditional drum and percussion rhythms from Benin, such as "Oriré," a song that brings luck from the ancestors for a good corn harvest, and "Voudoun," a poly-rhythmic composition of traditional rhythms on the bell and shaker.
		A true meeting of West African traditional music with Jazz, Etienne Cakpo and Joselito Atchade cultivate a garden of musical colors, titillating the ears with the sounds of Benin.
	cdbaby.com /cd/cakpoatchade/from/spintheglobe (440 words)

	Music CDs by genre Benin \| The best music cds at 321-music.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Exploring the connections between her native Benin and Brazil's Bahia region, she makes beautiful music flavored by two continents on songs such as "Tumba," with its crisp but subtle percussion driving a lilting melody, or "Afrika," where the cascading notes of the kora help bridge the Atlantic.
		Over the years, Benin-born singer Angelique Kidjo has mixed her native African music with elements of other styles.
		Here she retraces old slave trade routes to connect African root music styles to such offshoots as salsa, bolero, meringue, calypso and ska.
	www.321-music.com /n736/browse.html (291 words)

	Useful weblinks on Benin
		College de l'Union, one of the tope private secondary schools in Benin.
		Her music is characterized by a unique blend of traditional Bénin folk music and Western instruments.
		Benin is the birthplace of Vodoo, a traditional African religion which is also practiced throughout the Caribbeans, Central America, Brazil, and Southern United States.
	members.tripod.com /~halirou/benin.htm (388 words)

	Benin
		Africa News Online - Benin english - Regional and topical sections: Arts and entertainment, business, education, science, sports, health, and more.
		Benin english/french/spanish - Introduction to the current music scene in Benin.
		Bienvenue au nouveau site du Benin french - Le but principal de ce website est d'essayer de faire découvrir la Republique du Bénin par l'internet aux étrangers qui veullent visiter le pays en vacances ou en business.
	www.tuttinsieme.it /tutti/tut/af/benin/benin.htm (196 words)

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