VA - Ouaga Affair: Hard Won Sound Of Upper Volta 1974 -1978 (2009)

The hard-won sound here is a great one – loads of cool guitar, echoey production, and some spare, sharp-edge grooves that are mighty nice! The package feels like a lo-fi take on some of the work we've been enjoying from the Soundway label over the years – grooves that are plenty hypnotic, and which really blend together guitar and rhythms in a great way – but with sounds that are nicely rough around the edges too! Titles include "Sukura Moussa" by Amadou Ballake & 5 Consuls, "M'Baba Tarame" by Harmonie Voltaique, "Mama Soukous" by Volta Jazz, "Sind N Bassa" by Mamo Lagbema, "Touba" by Mangue Konde & Super Mande, "Doro Daga" by Dafra Star, "M'Biga" by Supremes Kombemba, "Yamb Ne Capitale" by Sandwidi Pierre & Super Volta, and "A Son Magni" by Cisse Abdoulaye & Super Volta.