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Burkinabé vinyl discography  

Compiled by Graeme Counsel

            This discography seeks to present all vinyl recordings (78, 45, and 33.3 rpm discs) produced in Burkina Faso or which feature Burkinabé musicians. I have also included compilation discs where Burkinabé artists are represented. Links to other discographies of West African recordings are below.

           I would estimate that this discography is only about 90% complete. If you own or know of a vinyl recording that is not listed here please send me an email - graeme@*spam*radioafrica.com.au (remove *spam* from the address) with the details and the entry will be included. All contributions will be acknowledged on this web page

I am planning further discographies of Gambian, Guinea Bissauan, Mauritanian, and Senegalese vinyl recordings.

            Square brackets indicate approximate year of release.

Discography
 

Africa. Drum, chant & instrumental music
        
1976  Nonesuch.
H 72073. 33.3 rpm disc.

African music. Raid Afrique 1973
         1973  Citroen. 33.3 rpm disc.

African rhythms and instruments. Volume 1. Mali - Niger - Ghana - Nigeria - Volta - Senegal - Liberia

 
       [1970]  Lyrichord. 7218. 33.3 rpm disc.


Amadou Ballak
é
         1975  Amadou Traore dit Ballake & ses Dieux. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 008. 33.3 rpm disc.
         1975  Amadou Traore et l'Orchestre Super Volta de la Capitale. Absetou / Bar konou mousso. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 44. 45 rpm disc.
         1975  Amadou Ballake et Les 5 Consuls. A la m
émoire du regretté Demba / Ligda remba. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 46. 45 rpm disc.  
         1975  Amadou Ballake et Les 5 Consuls. Renouveau / Fanta
. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 47. 45 rpm disc.
         1975 
Traore Amadou dit Ballake et l'Orchestre Super Volta. Whisky magnin / Guénébou. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 52. 45 rpm disc.
         1975  Amadou Ballake et Les 5 Consuls. Baden djougou / Mobili occasion. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 59. 45 rpm disc.
  
         1975 
Traore Amadou dit Ballake et l'Orchestre Super Volta. Oye ka bara kignan / Mamadou Simpore. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 63. 45 rpm disc.
         1975  Traore Amadou dit Ballake et l'Orchestre les 5 Consuls. Sukara moussa / Bobo Dioulasso. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 64. 45 rpm disc.
         1975  Traore Amadou dit Ballake et l'Orchestre les 5 Consuls. Nambara mogho / Eh! Dounian. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 65. 45 rpm disc.
         1977  Traore Amadou dit Ballake et l'Orchestre les 5 Consuls. Bayiri remba / Mariama. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 83. 45 rpm disc.
        [1977] Amadou Ballake et Les 5 Consuls. Lamizana /
Kaïra. Volta Discolabel. VDB 0001. 45 rpm disc.
        
1978  Taximen. Sacodis. LS 7-78. 33.3 rpm disc.
         1978  Volume 2. Sacodis. LS 8-78. 33.3 rpm disc.
         1979  Volume 3. Sacodis. LS 11-79. 33.3 rpm disc.
         1979 
À New York. Lassissi. LS 22. 33.3 rpm disc.    

        [1980] Apollo / Kelebila. Sacodisc. SCD 068. 45 rpm disc.
        [1980] Warba / Liguiry. Sacodisc. SCD 069. 45 rpm disc.
         1982  Afro charanga. Zamidou. 1582. 33.3 rpm disc.
         1987 
À
Paris. Lassissi. LS 86. 33.3 rpm disc.

Bozambo
         1976  Bozambo.
Maniatakis. 33.3 rpm disc.
         1977  Africa. Disc'Africana. 33.3 rpm disc.

Cissé Abdoulaye
         1975  A son magni / L'homme a la guitare.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 57. 45 rpm disc.
         1977  Abdoulaye Ciss
é et l'Orchestre Le Super Volta de la Capitale. Jeunesse wilila / Djo.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 85. 45 rpm disc.       
         1977  Abdoulaye Ciss
é et l'Orchestre Le Super Volta de la Capitale. Koyembolo / Kodjougou.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 86. 45 rpm disc.
         1979  Les vautours. SATEL. SAT 168. 33.3 rpm disc.


Issouf Compaore
        [1978] Compaore Issouf & Noble Kings. Kadiogo. Lido Musique. 33.3 rpm disc.
        [1978] Compaore Issouf et l'Orchestre Afro Soul System. Adb san mi yele / Liguidi. Volta Discobel. VDB 023. 45 rpm disc.       
        [1981] Issouf Compaore. Lassissi. LS 3. 33.3 rpm disc.

Tidiani Coulibaly
        [1976] Coulibaly Tidiani et L’International Authentique Dafra Star de Bobo-Dioulasso - Haute-Volta. Dounian /
Kogobê kogobê. Music Hall. MHLP 001. 45 rpm disc.       
        [1979]
Tidiani Coulibaly. Lassissi. LS-20. 33.3 rpm disc.

Dafra Star (see also Tidiani Coulibaly)
        [1975] L'Authentique Orchestre Dafra Star de Bobo-Dioulasso Haute Volta. Josephina / Ram passomay
é. Music Hall. MH 004. 45 rpm disc.
        [1975]
L'Authentique Orchestre Dafra Star de Bobo-Dioulasso. Tjiranama / Limaniya. Music Hall. MH 005. 45 rpm disc.
         1976  Recital premier prix. DSLP 01. 33.3 rpm disc. 

Youssouf Diarra et Echo del Africa National
        [1975] 1975, Ann
ée de la femme / Yiri wah. SATEL. SYA 005. 45 rpm disc.

Sawadogo Dominique
         1976  Les tresors du Mogho.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 010. 33.3 rpm disc.

Moussa Doumbia
        [1980] Lassissi presente Moussa Doumbia. Lassissi. LS-28. 33.3 rpm disc.

Adama
Dramé
        1983  Tambour djembe. Auvidis. 4510. 33.3 rpm disc.
        1985  Musique et chants de Adama Dramé
. Audivis. 4519. 33.3 rpm disc.
       [1988] Rhythms of the Manding. 33.3 rpm disc.

Echo del Africa National (see also Youssouf Diarra)
        
1977  Yala tiama magni / Papa ouzzin c. Sonafric. SAF 1933. 45 rpm disc.
         1977 
Quari soro mandi / Amical Club de Reo. Sonafric. SAF 1934. 45 rpm disc.
        [1977] Récit historique de Bobo Dioulasso. Sonodisc. SAF 50035. 33.3 rpm disc.

Farafina
 
        1986  Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival. Artways. ART 2929. 33.3 rpm disc.       
         1989  Bolomakot
é. Verabra. 26. 33.3 rpm disc

The field recordings of African coast rhythms: Tribal and folk music of West Africa, Recorded in French Guinea, Gold Coast, Ivory Coast, Upper Volta, and Liberia
        
         1954  Riverside Records. RLP 4001. 33.3 rpm disc.


Folklore Mossi
        [1979] Volume 1. Lassissi. LS 17. 33.3rpm disc.
        [1979] Volume 2. Lassissi. LS 18. 33.3rpm disc.
        [1979] Volume 3. Lassissi. LS 19. 33.3rpm disc.

Hada Gorogo
        [1977] Yiilghin koom / Siriibu. Disques Volta Symphonie. HV 002. 45 rpm disc.


L’Harmonie Volta
ïque (see also Sandwidi Pierre)
        [1977] Killa naa naa ye killa / A Therése Baba. Songhoï. SON 809. 45 rpm disc.
        [1977] Bayir yaa n
ôogho / A Mariam ne a awa. Songhoï. SON 810. 45 rpm disc.
        [1977] M’zaame ne m’Beogo / Leb giryaasse. Songhoï. SON 812. 45 rpm disc.
        [1977] Biig be noore / Noglem nooma.
Songhoï. SON 813. 45 rpm disc.
        [1977] Fanta / O. I. T. yuum pisnu. Songhoï. SON 814. 45 rpm disc.
        [1978] Sonavoci / Baas ninr son sing ninre. Volta Discobel. VDB 014. 45 rpm disc.

Haute-Volta
       
 1962 Ocora. SOR 10. 33.3 rpm disc.


Kabore Mathias
         1976  Yamleogo / Zuwingda name.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 76. 45 rpm disc.

Gamene Kassoum
        [1976] Gamene Kassoum et l'Orchestre Super Volta. Kom'yoba / Nassara kabobi.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD ?. 45 rpm disc.

Mangue Konde
         1975  Konde Mangue et l'Orchestre Les 5 Consuls. Viva Africa / Beni idjanako.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 60. 45 rpm disc.
         1975 Konde Mangue et l'Orchestre Les 5 Consuls. Fasso bara / Koro bo.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 66. 45 rpm disc.

Mangue Konde & Le Super Mande
    
   [1978] Omogidi Music. OMG. 33.3 rpm disc.

Mamo Lagbema
         1975  Sind n'bassa / Incomparable maman.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 69. 45 rpm disc.

Ama Maiga et les Almamy du Melodie Volta
        [1976] Deny tologuelen / Keleya. Volta Discobel. VDB 035. 45 rpm disc.


Musique du pays Lobi

         1970 Ocora. OCR 51. 33.3 rpm disc.

Musique Bisa de Haute Volta
         1961. Ocora. OCR 28. 33.3 rpm disc.
         1971. Ocora. OCR 58. 33.3rpm disc.

Orchestre C.V.D.
         1975  Orchestre C.V.D.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 009. 33.3 rpm disc.
         1975  Volume 2.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 16. 33.3 rpm disc.
         1975  Volume 3.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 17. 33.3 rpm disc.

Orchestre Super Volta de la Capitale (see also
Amadou Ballaké, Gamene Kassoum, Amadou Traore, Sandwidi Pierre, and Abdoulaye Cisse)
        
1975  Mobutu / no title available yet.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 42. 45 rpm disc.
         1975  Father Otis / Nassara kabobi.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 43. 45 rpm disc.
       
 1977  Kom yoba / Nassara kabobi.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 91. 45 rpm disc.

Orchestre Supremes Kombemba
         1976  Jeunesse Volta
ïque / M'biga. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 88. 45 rpm disc.
       
Orchestre Volta Jazz
        [1975] Sous la direction de Koné Idrissa.
Fintalabo / Paga loubrawa. Sonafric. SAF 1579. 45 rpm disc.
        [1975] 
Dougouba yala / Mama soukous. Sonafric. SAF 1624. 45 rpm disc.
       
[1976] Zan kan moussa ko / Mousoko robatike.. Sonafric. SAF 1780. 45 rpm disc.
        [1977] Sankoura / Tjee gouana. Disques France Afrique. LGVD 1.102. 45 rpm disc.
        [1977] Toubabou kanme / Djougou malola. Disques France Afrique. 45 rpm disc.
       
        [1977] Sanga ouilly nouveaute / Marie Louisa. Disques France Afrique. LGVD 1.108. 45 rpm disc.        
        [1977] N'ti toubabou kanm
ê / Djougou malola. Disques France Afrique. LGVD 1.110. 45 rpm disc.
        [1977] Direction Kone Idrissa.
Sonafric. SAF 50058. 33.3 rpm disc.

Edouard Ouedraogo
       
[1978] Le Prince Edouard Ouedraogo et l'Orchestre Nakobisse. Bizamssé poupélé. DiscOrient. DO 003. 33.3 rpm disc.

Georges Ouedraogo
        [1978] Rimbale / Winafica. Dragon Phoenix. DPLS 115. 45 rpm disc.
        [1978] Ka sagn'da / Pougbeogo. Dragon Phoenix. 45 rpm disc.


Hamidou Ouedraogo
         1977  La vedette Voltaique Hamidou Ouedraogo avec le concours de Moïse Ouedraogo. Songhoï. 8204. 33.3 rpm disc.
         1977  Le chanteur Voltaique et sa guitare. "Yamaha". Songhoï. SON 8207. 33.3 rpm disc.
        [1977] Mama nongo aminata / M’bemba. Songhoï. SON 816. 45 rpm disc.
        [1977] Hamidou Ouedraogo avec Moïse Ouedraogo.
Africa / Poulo debo“Femme Peulh mon ami”.
Songhoï. SON 818. 45 rpm disc.
        
1979  Dioulou koussoube. Lassissi. LS-24. 33.3 rpm disc.
       
[1980] Mamadou Ouedraogo et l'Orchestre Rail Band. Sovo per. Sacodisc. LS 24. 33.3 rpm disc.

Idrissa Ouédraogo
        [1977] Idy-O-Idrissa dit "L'empereur Bissongo" et son ensemble les Imbattables "Léopards" - Orchestre du Renouveau National. Ne Toumdé (Au travail) / Bissongo Lebguin'wa (Enfant chéri reviens). Songhoi SON 817. 45 rpm disc.


Samo - muziek uit Boven Volta

         1971  Tropenmuseum LP 1. RC 266. 33.3 rpm disc.

Monzing Teng Pagba
         1976 Ramaniye / Rugla benga.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 78. 45 rpm disc.

Samboue Jean-Bernard
         1977  Aicha / Ni tio bio.
Club Voltaique du Disque.
CVD 87. 45 rpm disc.

Sandwidi Pierre
        [1976] La troubadour de la savane. Maintenant dansons le Calao. Kouri. LP PK 002. 33.3 rpm disc.       
         1975
 Sandwidi Pierre et l'Orchestre Super Volta. Liguid sayan / Zi likyan. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 50. 45 rpm disc.
       
 1975  Sandwidi Pierre et l'Orchestre Super Volta. Zara / Adieu Marianne. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 51. 45 rpm disc.       
         1976  Sandwidi Pierre et l'Orchestre Harmonie Volta
ïque. Songh man tum kuili / Tond yabramba. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 70. 45 rpm disc.
         1976  Sandwidi Pierre et l'Orchestre Harmonie Volta
ïque. Ouaga affair / Le temps. Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 72. 45 rpm disc.
         1977  Sandwidi Pierre et l'Orchestre Super Volta. Mam ti fou / Yamb ney capitale.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 82. 45 rpm disc.
        [1978] Mariatou. DiscOrient. DO 008. 33.3 rpm disc,
        [1978] Le troubadour de la savane. Maintenant dansons le Calao. Production Kouri. PK 002. 33.3 rpm disc.

Rhythms of the grasslands: Music of Upper Volta. Volume 2
         1983  Nonesuch. H 72090. 33.3 rpm disc,

Savannah rhythms. Music of Upper Volta
         1981  Nonesuch. H 72087. 33.3 rpm disc,

Tapsoba Henri
         1975  M'dem kobo / Woagdog zodo.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 49. 45 rpm disc.

Traore Ablo & l'Orchestre du Peuple
         1977  Volta gnamogho / Renouveau.
Club Voltaique du Disque. CVD 81. 45 rpm disc.

Traore Richard Seydou
        [1977] To ni nan kelela / L'amour a ma facon. Volta Discobel. VDB 019. 45 rpm disc.
        [1977] Mousso / Katagou. Volta Discobel. VDB 020. 45 rpm disc.

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    The following people have contributed to this discography:

        Cheeku Bidani
        Stephane Rebsischini
        Geoff Bale
        Celine Bourdon-Ngo
        Teco Kelfkens
        Florent Mazzoleni


This page was created on March 5 2008 and was last updated on June 18 2008.

Graeme Counsel © 2008

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