A compilation of recordings made during the 1970s in Burkina
Faso has been nominated for two Grammy Awards, which take place next year. Bobo Yéyé, Belle Époque in Upper Volta has
been selected for the Best
Historical Album and the Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition.
The set of three discs of 37 songs includes tracks by
legendary bands such as Volta Jazz, Dafra Star, Echo Del Africa and Les
Imbattables Leopard.
It also shines a light on Bobo-Dioulasso's music scene in
the years leading up to the 1983 coup led by Thomas Sankara, an
anti-imperialist revolutionary known as “Africa’s Che Guevara”.
Bobo-Dioulasso is the second largest city of Burkina Faso
and is considered as the cultural capital of the country.
There’s another contender for Africa in the Best Historical
Album category - Sweet As Broken Dates: Lost Somali Tapes From The Horn Of
Africa.
BBC
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