Cutlass Dance Band of Ghana - Lassissi vol. 2 (Highlife, 1980)

(Lassissi LS26).

Ghanaian guitarist Osenkafo I.K. Anin (Annin) played within Police Dance Band in Kumasi, or Parrots Band, before creating the Cutlass Dance Band.
Initially heavily influenced from religous beleives, their music turned progressively into real highlife, giving space for horns to blow wonderfull solos. Great production by Ivory Coast label Sacodis.

L'Orchestre Super Rail Band International (2 LPs recorded in Abidjan, 1979)

(Sacodis LS-24).

(Sacodis LS-25).

Tohon Stanislas dans son nouveau style Tchink System (Benin, 1979)

(SACODIS LS 39).

I previously posted some Tchinkoumé music (here), northern Benin rhythm based on water drums.

Here is a renewal of this traditional music made by Stanislas Tohon: he created the Tchink System style, a actual  (late 70s) version of Tchinkoumé, based on same water drums patern rythms, but played by modern instruments.