Orchestre Poly-Rythmo

...a horn-driven big band with vocalists who can scream or croon, as its music slyly adds even more layers of rhythm — many drawn from voodoo — to the Afrobeat and Latin-influenced funk of its neighbors, brilliantly raising the contrapuntal ante. (Top 10 Pop Albums of 2011, Jon Pareles, New York Times)

...angular, punchy funk run through with vicious blasts of organ, and some of the finest oblique guitar riffs since Television. (The Independent)

This is music for the people, people who want to dance to this raw mix of horns, guitar, organ on a driving bedrock of bass and drums. It’s amazing where all this brilliant music keeps coming from but you end up wondering how you’ve not come across it before. (Graham Radley, worldmusic.co.uk)

The legendary voodoo funk band Orchestre Poly-Rythmo fires up the Cedar with their unique blast of psychedelic guitar riffs, unreal organ harmonies, and funk and soul.

The Cedar is now air-conditioned for your year-round comfort!

Ticket options and info

• On sale date: now
• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 2 ($2 fee per ticket)
• In person: From a Cedar volunteer in the front lobby during events (no fee; cash, check, credit card), Depth of Field (no fee; cash or check only), or Electric Fetus (small fee)
• Online: Ticketweb (fees apply) (click on red Buy Tickets button at top of this page)
• The Cedar is an all ages venue.
• Students with ID may purchase tickets at a discount at the door.

Orchestre Poly-Rythmo

Right from the start, the music of Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou swept away the tiny West African nation of Benin, sandwiched between Ghana and Nigeria. The band's voices, brass section, guitar and percussion wove together to crystallize a golden age in...