ORIGINAL SOUND OF BURKINA FASO

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SKU	99061
Artist	V/A
Title	ORIGINAL SOUND OF BURKINA FASO
Label	MR BONGO
Catalog #	MRBLP 152 / T36375
Tag	African
Release	W 49 - 2017
Format	Vinyl - UK2LP
	Import
€ 24,99	incl. VAT, excl. shipping

Tracks

Abdoulaye Cisse - Jeunesse Wilila
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https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/o/99061_original_sound_of_burkina_faso/1_abdoulaye_cisse_-_jeunesse_wilila.mp3
Abdoulaye Cissee - Tieba Lou Tounouna
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Bozambo - Kombissee
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Amadou Balakee - Whisky et Coca-Cola
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https://objectstore.true.nl/rushhourrecords:files/tracks/o/99061_original_sound_of_burkina_faso/4_amadou_balakee_-_whisky_et_coca-cola.mp3
John Oumar Nabollee - M'ba Lale
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Pierre Sandwidi - Boy Cuisinier
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Tidiani Coulibaly & Dafra Star - Sie Koumgolo
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Amadou Balake - Super Bar Konon Mousso
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TraMangue Konde et Les 5 Consuls - Pop Konde
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Youssouf Diarra (dit El Grand Ballake) - Djanfa Magni
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Amadou Balake - Wayisjelequeyele
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Amadou Balake - Aminata Du The
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Abdoulaye Cisse & Super Volta - A Son Magni
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Description

Here we have a collection of songs that pay tribute to a truly golden age of music in Burkina Faso; touching on folk, funk, blues, highlife, disco, psyche, latin, rock and soul.Burkina Faso may be one of the least well-known parts of West Africa but it ha a deep history and musical pedigree. A few years before President Thomas Sankara changed his country’s name from Upper Volta to its current one, a new sound emerged to soundtrack a cultural revolution. Featuring music by Abdoulaye CisseÌ, Amadou BalakeÌ, Pierre Sandwidi & Super Volta, Tidiani Coulibaly & Dafra Star, Bozambo, Youssouf Diarra and more. Available as deluxe 2-LP gatefold vinyl, CD and digital. Including a booklet with extensive liner notes and photography. Compiled by David ‘Mr Bongo’ Buttle and Florent Mazzoleni.