The Gangbé Brass Band is a 10-member Beninese musical
ensemble founded in 1994.
The word "gangbe" means "sound of metal"
in the Fon language. They blend West African jùjú and traditional Vodou music
with Western jazz and big-band sounds.
Their unusual instrumentation---trumpet, trombone, and tuba,
along with West African percussion and vocals---is, to some extent, part of
West Africa's colonial legacy; French colonial officers imported brass
instruments and trained local musicians to play European-style military and
dance hall music.
Gangbe has released
five albums: "Gangbe" (1998), "Togbe" (2001),
"Whendo" (2004), "Assiko" (2008), and "Go slow to
Lagos" (2015) and tours extensively in Europe and North America.
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