Gnonnas Pedro
Gnonnan Sossou Pierre Kouassivi, known by the stage name Gnonnas Pedro was a singer and musician from Lokossa,[1][2] Benin. He is best known as the lead singer of Africando between 1995 and his death in 2004.
Gnonnas Pedro died August 12, 2004, age 61 of prostate cancer in a hospital of Cotonou, Benin.
Discography[change | change source]
Solo[change | change source]
- Dadjes: The Band Of Africa (1975)
- Gnonnas Pedro (Disco Stock, 1979)
- El Cochechivo (Ledoux, 1981)
- Agbadja (Syllart, 1999)
- Irma koi (Syllart, 1999)
- The best of Gnonnas Pedro (2003)
With Africando[change | change source]
- Gombo Salsa (Stern's Africa STCD1071, 1996)
- Baloba (Stern's Africa STCD1082, 1998)
- Mandali (Stern's Africa STCD1092, 2000) Credited to Africando All Stars. Released in France as Betece
- Live! (Sono CDS8907, double CD, 2001) Out of print
- Martina (Stern's Africa STCD1096, 2003)
- Ketukuba (Stern's Africa STCD1103, 2006) Released after his death.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Accessible at Gnonnas Pedro and His Dadjes Band: Singing Across the Continent, accessed on July 8, 2012
- ↑ Accessible at Gnonnas Pedro, Le « Dadjè » de l’afro-cubain s’est éteint Archived 2013-06-11 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on July 8, 2012