Burkina Faso: Savannah Rhythms Digital MP3 Album

The music of Upper Volta is as varied and rich as its people. The sixty different ethnic groups all maintain unique repertoires of music and dance. Songs and dances reflect traditional life and preserve the solidarity of the tribe. This album samples each of the three major cultural regions: Voltaic in the central and east; Mande in the west and southwest; and the nomadic Fulani to the north.