Le Super Borgou De Parakou has been played on NTS in shows including Tash LC, featured first on 23 October 2017. Songs played include Congolaise Benin Ye , Aske and Abakpé (Afro Beat Bariba).

Le Super Borgou de Parakou was the brainchild of Moussa Mama, who, having worked as a goldsmith in neighbouring Accra and Ghana in the 1950s, returned to Benin with a wealth of musical ideas, and a progressive vision to meld these sounds into his collective troupe. Mama and Menou Roch, Orchestre Super Bourgou (as they are also known) co-founder and guitarist, found themselves with a platform to provide cutting social commentary…