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From the landlocked tropical savanna of Upper Volta, an ever-evolving cast of musicians brought the world’s rhythms to the streets of their native Bobo-Dioulasso. Combining Congolese rhumba, American R&B, French yé-yé, 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. View wiki
From the landlocked tropical savanna of Upper Volta, an ever-evolving cast of musicians brought the world’s rhythms to the streets of their native Bobo-Dioulasso. Combining Congolese rhumba, American R&B, French yé-yé, Cuban son, and regional Senufo and Mandingo traditions, Orchestre Volt… read more
From the landlocked tropical savanna of Upper Volta, an ever-evolving cast of musicians brought the world’s rhythms to the streets of their native Bobo-Dioulasso. Combining Congolese rhumba, American R&B, French yé-yé, Cuban son, and regional Senufo and Mandingo traditions, Orchestre Volta Jazz was at the epicenter of the West African musical explosion of the… read more

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1 Play track Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta Djougou Toro
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2 Play track Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta Bi Kameleou
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3 Play track Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta Wêrê Wêrê Magne
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4 Play track Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta Mama Soukous
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5 Play track Air Volta Air Volta
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6 Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta Fitri Mawaly
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7 Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta Fintalabo
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8 Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta BB Peyrissac
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9 Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta Mousso Koroba Tike
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10 Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque in Upper Volta Beni Djarabi
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    2 Aug 2016 · 1 track

    Air Volta
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    31 Dec 1976 · 9 tracks

    Volta Jazz
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