From his studio in central Bobo-Dioulasso, West African photographer Sory Sanlé documented a nation's transformation from colonial foothold to cosmopolitan oasis. Captured on on 6x6 medium format Rolleiflex SL66, Sanlé’s keen eye provides an intimate look into the landlocked nation’s pop culture explosion of the 1970s, through changing hair and fashion, hats and sunglasses, swords and boomboxes, motorcycles and cars, the traditional and modern. A melange of community elders and emboldened youth spill from the brightly lit confines of Sanlé’s Volta Photo into the dimly lit nightclubs of Upper Volta's cultural capital, all compiled in a 120-page hardbound book. Bookending this coffee table worthy black and white monograph are multiple essays, 28 battered sleeves, and a complete pre-revolution discography. Draped in colorful Voltaic patterns are three accompanying discs, with dozens of rare and evocative recordings by Bobo-Dioulasso’s musical titans: Volta Jazz, Dafra Star, Echo Del Africa, Coulibaly Tidiane, and Les Imbattables Léopards, all darting in and out of Afro-funk, French yeye, and American R&B while still maintaining a grip on their pre-colonial heritage.
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3xLP + Book
3 140g LPs
3 single LP tip-on jackets
1 152-page 12.5" x 12.5" hard cover book featuring 108 pages of photographs on high gloss paper
1 wrapped slipcase
Track List
- Volta Jazz Air Volta
- Volta Jazz Bi Kameleou
- Volta Jazz Fitri Mawaly
- Volta Jazz Djougou Toro
- Volta Jazz BB Peyrissac
- Volta Jazz Mama Soukous
- Volta Jazz Fintalabo
- Volta Jazz Wêrê Wêrê Magne
- Volta Jazz Nâgô Fâla
- Volta Jazz Mousso Koroba Tike
- Volta Jazz Dounya Te Soyé
- Volta Jazz Beni Djarabi
- Volta Jazz Chérie Nawa
- Volta Jazz Ma Douce Ledy
- Volta Jazz Djougou Malola
- Volta Jazz Na Dalo
- Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star De Nwolo
- Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star Sie Koumgolo
- Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star Dounian
- Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star Si Tu Maime
- Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star Tjiranama
- Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star Yafamma
- Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star Foli
- Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star Ram Passomayé
- Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star Bombossi
- Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star Sondja Magni
- Coulibaly Tidiane & Dafra Star Limaniya
- Echo Del Africa Gentlemen Doromina
- Les Imbattables Léopards Bissongo Lebguinw
- Les Imbattables Léopards Dja Tigui Kie
- Les Imbattables Léopards Milaoba
- Echo Del Africa Yiri Wah
- Les Imbattables Léopards Néné
- Ouedraogo Youssef He Ya Wannan
- Idy Oldrissa Arindo
- Les Imbattables Léopards Ne Toumdé
- Les Imbattables Léopards Boudou Nyida