Air Volta
From the landlocked tropical savanna of Upper Volta, an ever-evolving cast of musicians brought the worldâs rhythms to the streets of their native Bobo-Dioulasso. Combining Congolese rhumba, American R&B, French yĂ©-yĂ©, Cuban son, and regional Senufo and Mandingo traditions, Orchestre Volta Jazz was at the epicenter of the West African musical explosion of the â60s and â70s. 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.
âBoisterous and simmering in equal measure.ââPitchfork
âInfectious and filled with joy.ââThe New Yorker
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From the landlocked tropical savanna of Upper Volta, an ever-evolving cast of musicians brought the worldâs rhythms to the streets of their native Bobo-Dioulasso. Combining Congolese rhumba, American R&B, French yĂ©-yĂ©, Cuban son, and regional Senufo and Mandingo traditions, Orchestre Volta Jazz was at the epicenter of the West African musical explosion of the â60s and â70s. 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.
âBoisterous and simmering in equal measure.ââPitchfork
âInfectious and filled with joy.ââThe New Yorker
