Artist: Burkina Electric

Burkina Electric Put Traditional Music Through Electrifyingly Nontraditional Twists

Apr 6, 2010, 1:30pm Spinner.com

Filed under: Around the World Generally, when people are building music from traditional sources, they'll seek out the best examples of the models. Or not. In gathering samples and ideas for 'Paspanga,' the new album by Burkina Electric - a collaborative effort of four artists from Burkina Faso with Austrian-born composer-musician Lukas Ligeti and German electronicist Pyrolator - a particularly bad example wound up standing out. Ligeti was strolling around an open-air market in the Burkina Faso capital of Ouagadougou a few years ago. [...]

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TSC048: Spinning Pulse Below

Feb 4, 2010, 6:08pm The Sound Culture

The Sound Culture Podcast, TSC048: feat. Statik Selektah, In Flagranti, Panacea, Charlie Hunter, and more! 1. InContext "As the Sun Goes Down" (mp3) from "As the Sun Goes Down - Single" (Velcro City Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album [...]

• "The World Keeps Spinning (feat. Chana)" » 01_01_The_World_Keeps_Spinning_feat_Chan....mp3
• Burkina Electric - Sankar Yaaré
• Charlie Hunter - High Pockets and a Fanny Pack
• Danny & The Zeltones - Sweet Potato
• Darren DuVall - Between The Streets
• David Starfire - Sitarfire
• In Flagranti - Ex Ex Ex (Bottin Mix)
• InContext - As the Sun Goes Down (Dubstep Mix)
• Liquid Stranger - Deep Down Below
• Nick Hollywood - Deep Henderson
• Oddisee - Khartoum
• Panacea - PULSE
• Sizzla - I'm Free
• Statik Selektah - Night People (feat. Freeway, Red Cafe & Masspike Miles)
• T.O.B. - Evolutionary (feat. Nonku) (Radio Mix)

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Link Text:	"The World Keeps Spinning (feat. Chana)"
File Name:	01_01_The_World_Keeps_Spinning _feat_Chana.mp3

Artist:	Burkina Electric
Title:	Sankar Yaaré
Link Text:	"Sankar Yaar√
File Name:	01_02_Sankar_Yaar.mp3
Bitrate:	198 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Charlie Hunter
Title:	High Pockets and a Fanny Pack
Link Text:	"High Pockets and a Fanny Pack"
File Name:	01_05_High_Pockets_and_a_Fanny _Pack.mp3
Bitrate:	184 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Danny & The Zeltones
Title:	Sweet Potato
Link Text:	"Sweet Potato"
File Name:	01_03_Sweet_Potato.mp3
Bitrate:	178 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Darren DuVall
Title:	Between The Streets
Link Text:	"Between The Streets"
File Name:	01_01_Between_The_Streets.mp3
Bitrate:	157 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	David Starfire
Title:	Sitarfire
Link Text:	"Sitarfire"
File Name:	01_01_Sitarfire.mp3
Bitrate:	222 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	In Flagranti
Title:	Ex Ex Ex (Bottin Mix)
Link Text:	"Ex Ex Ex"
File Name:	01_07_Ex_Ex_Ex.mp3
Bitrate:	220 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	InContext
Title:	As the Sun Goes Down (Dubstep Mix)
Link Text:	"As the Sun Goes Down"
File Name:	01_01_As_the_Sun_Goes_Down.mp3
Bitrate:	222 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Liquid Stranger
Title:	Deep Down Below
Link Text:	"Deep Down Below"
File Name:	01_01_Deep_Down_Below.mp3
Bitrate:	204 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Nick Hollywood
Title:	Deep Henderson
Link Text:	"Deep Henderson"
File Name:	01_03_Deep_Henderson.mp3
Bitrate:	187 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Oddisee
Title:	Khartoum
Link Text:	"Khartoum"
File Name:	01_06_Khartoum.mp3
Bitrate:	193 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Panacea
Title:	PULSE
Link Text:	"PULSE"
File Name:	01_07_PULSE.mp3
Bitrate:	200 kbps
Year:	2009

Artist:	Sizzla
Title:	I'm Free
Link Text:	"I'm Free"
File Name:	01_05_Im_Free.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Statik Selektah
Title:	Night People (feat. Freeway, Red Cafe & Masspike Miles)
Link Text:	"Night People (feat. Freeway, Red Cafe & Masspike Miles)"
File Name:	01_04_Night_People_feat_Freewa y_Red_Cafe__Masspike.mp3
Bitrate:	213 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	T.O.B.
Title:	Evolutionary (feat. Nonku) (Radio Mix)
Link Text:	"Evolutionary (feat. Nonku)"
File Name:	01_01_Evolutionary_feat_Nonku. mp3
Bitrate:	210 kbps
Year:	2010

Download Burkina Electric's "Ligdi"

Jan 28, 2010, 8:56am The Village Voice: Sound of the City

Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent. The Brooklyn-via-West Africa collective Burkina Electric play an effortless blend of the traditional... Continue reading "Download Burkina Electric's "Ligdi"" >

• Burkina Electric, "Ligdi" » 4369208.0.mp3

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Link Text:	Burkina Electric, "Ligdi"
File Name:	4369208.0.mp3

IODAcast 065: Brian Jonestown Massacre, Oh No Ono, Georgia Anne Muldrow, More.

Jan 21, 2010, 1:07pm iodaCAST

IODAcast 065: featuring Oh No Ono, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Statik Selektah and Burkina Electric. The Brian Jonestown Massacre "Our Time" (mp3) from "Who Killed Sgt. Pepper?" ('a' Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album [...]

• Burkina Electric - Sankar Yaaré
• Kool G Rap, LMNO, Black Milk, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Declaime - Heaven or Hell (feat. Kool G Rap, LMNO & Black Milk)
• Oh No Ono - Helplessly Young
• Statik Selektah - So Close, So Far (feat. Bun B, Wale & Colin Munroe)
• The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Our Time

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Artist:	Burkina Electric
Title:	Sankar Yaaré
Link Text:	"Sankar Yaaré"
File Name:	01_02_Sankar_Yaar.mp3
Bitrate:	198 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Kool G Rap, LMNO, Black Milk, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Declaime
Title:	Heaven or Hell (feat. Kool G Rap, LMNO & Black Milk)
Link Text:	"Heaven or Hell (feat. Kool G Rap, LMNO & Black Milk)"
File Name:	01_01_Heaven_or_Hell_feat_Kool _G_Rap_LMNO__Black_M.mp3
Bitrate:	194 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Oh No Ono
Title:	Helplessly Young
Link Text:	"Helplessly Young"
File Name:	01_05_Helplessly_Young.mp3
Bitrate:	175 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	Statik Selektah
Title:	So Close, So Far (feat. Bun B, Wale & Colin Munroe)
Link Text:	"So Close, So Far (feat. Bun B, Wale & Colin Munroe)"
File Name:	01_02_So_Close_So_Far_feat_Bun _B_Wale__Colin_Munro.mp3
Bitrate:	197 kbps
Year:	2010

Artist:	The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Title:	Our Time
Link Text:	"Our Time"
File Name:	01_11_Our_Time.mp3
Bitrate:	194 kbps
Year:	2010

Burkina Electric: Ligdi

Jan 14, 2010, 12:58pm Today's Top Tune from KCRW

Burkina Electric ?s full-length debut is an irresistible brew of traditional West African music and electronica. They are the first electronica band from Burkina Faso, in the deep interior of West Africa, though they are also an international band, with members living in New York, and Germany, as well as in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital. Today's Top Tune, from the album Paspanga is a song about money and all of its most negative aspects. It's called " Ligdi ."

• Burkina Electric - Burkina Electric: Ligdi

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Artist:	Burkina Electric
Title:	Burkina Electric: Ligdi
File Name:	tu_2010-01-14-032703.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps
Year:	2009

Wake Up Call (Sound Affects)

May 21, 2008, 11:24am PopMatters

Burkina Electric

• Burkina Electric - Sankar Yaaré [DJ Spo oky remix]
• Burkina Electric - Tom Mi To Zi [Paul de Jong remix]

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Artist:	Burkina Electric
Title:	Sankar Yaaré [DJ Spo oky remix]
Link Text:	"Sankar Yaar
File Name:	Burkina Electric - Sankar Yaare.mp3
Bitrate:	225 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Burkina Electric
Title:	Tom Mi To Zi [Paul de Jong remix]
Link Text:	"Tom Mi To Zi"
File Name:	Burkina Electric - Tom Mi To Zi.mp3
Bitrate:	235 kbps
Year:	2006