From the landlocked tropical savanna of Upper Volta, an ever-evolving cast of musicians brought the worlds rhythms to the streets of their native Bobo-Dioulasso. Combining Congolese rhumba, American R&B, French y-y, Cuban son, and regional Senufo and Mandingo traditions, Orchestre Volta Jazz was at the epicenter of the West African musical explosion of the 60s and 70s. Air Volta compiles nine original songs originally issued on the Disques France-Afrique and Sonafric labels, a peerless primer of a group that turned the brutality of colonialism into something beautiful and enduring.

Price

Log in

Genre

World Music

Format

LP · 1 disc

Release

10-06-2022

Label

Numero Group

Item-nr

1297312

EAN

0825764607827

Availability

Not in stock