Gnonnas Pedro | World Music Central

The album cover for Roi De L’Agbadja Moderne by Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes’ Band has a vintage, retro aesthetic, dominated by red and green colors. The central element is a sepia-toned photograph of the band performing live, with Gnonnas Pedro at the microphone, playing a guitar. Surrounding the image are geometric red and green shapes, with small white African continent icons on each side.

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Agbadja King Reigns Again: Gnonnas Pedro’s Legacy Restored

Gnonnas Pedro & His Dadjes Band – Roi De L’Agbadja Moderne 1974-1983 (Analog Africa, 2025) Gnonnas Pedro, the Beninese icon who modernized Agbadja (a percussive…

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Artist Profiles: Gnonnas Pedro

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Gnonnan Sossou Pierre Kouassivi, better known as Gnonnas Pedro, was a singer-songwriter, salsero and musician born in Lokossa, Benin. Gnonnas Pedro had always excelled in…