 Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou first formed by bandleader Clément Mélomé in 1968 under the name "Orchestre Poly-Disco" in the coastal town of Cotonou, Benin.Their debut album was originally released in 1973.From the late 1960s through the early 1980s, the group recorded around 500 songs in a variety of musical styles for various Beninese record labels.