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Air Volta

by Volta Jazz

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Air Volta 04:07
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Bi Kameleou 04:00
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Mama Soukous 04:57
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Djougou Toro 05:30
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BB Peyrissac 04:52
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Fitri Mawaly 04:51
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Fintalabo 05:09

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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.


“Boisterous and simmering in equal measure.”—Pitchfork

“Infectious and filled with joy.”—The New Yorker

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released June 10, 2022

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