
Combining Congolese rhumba, American R&B, French yé-yé, Cuban son, and regional Senufo and Mandingo traditions, Orchestre Volta Jazz was at the epicenter of the West African musical explosion of the ’60s and ’70s. Air Volta compiles nine original songs, a peerless primer of a group that turned the brutality of colonialism into something beautiful and enduring. Coloured vinyl.