Burkina Faso’s dynamic music scene is a testament to the country’s openness to a wide range of cultural influences, both from within Africa and beyond. This has resulted in a vibrant mix of musical ...

Burkina Electric, the first electronica dance band from the West African country of Burkina Faso, brings traditional Burkinabe music and Western club electronica dance to Brooklyn. Led by ...

A new London exhibition and photo book features the work of photographer Sanlé Sory, showing young dancers and musicians in Burkina Faso between 1965 and 1980. Sory spent much of his career at his ...

Anglo-French ensemble François & The Atlas Mountains – led by the irresistibly charming and talented François Marry – perform electro-pop with Afro-funk infusions, and are one of the most exciting ...

Sory spent much of his career at his photo studio in western Burkina Faso, working in the daytime. At night, he would visit remote villages along the Kou Valley, north-west of the city of ...