AIR VOLTA by VOLTA JAZZ

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.

Tracklist:
Volta Jazz Air Volta
Volta Jazz Wêrê Wêrê Magne
Volta Jazz Bi Kameleou
Volta Jazz Mama Soukous
Volta Jazz Mousso Koroba Tike
Volta Jazz Djougou Toro
Volta Jazz BB Peyrissac
Volta Jazz Fitri Mawaly
Volta Jazz Fintalabo