Bambara Mystic Soul: The Raw Sound of Burkina Faso 1974-1979 (Analog Africa No. 10)

Various Artists
Bambara Mystic Soul: The Raw Sound of Burkina Faso 1974-1979 (Analog Africa No. 10)

A remarkable and ruggedly recorded collection of once out-of-print vinyl from Burkina Faso, Bambara Mystic Soul traipses through fuzzy funk jams, calypso grooves and Afro-Cuban ballads. Celebrated singer Amadou Ballaké bares his heart in the trance-inducing guitar lullabies of “Renouveau” and “Sali”. Coulibaly Tidiani’s “Sie Koumgolo” mixes local drums and Latin piano vamps to whip up a singular rhythm. With its stop-start beat rambling along like a Renault down a potholed road, “Kabendo”, by Mangue Konde & Le Super Mandé, evokes pure joy.

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