The landlocked former colony French Upper Volta in West Africa attained independence in 1960. It was named Burkina Faso in 1984 after the National Council for the Revolution took power following a military coup d'état led by Thomas Sankara.

However Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque In Upper Volta documents the city of Bobo-Dioulasso's pop revolution following its independence in 1960. The three disc boxset features the groups Volta Jazz, Dafra Star, Echo Del Africa and Les Imbattables Léopards. The collection comes with a book featuring over 100 photographs from photographer Sory Sanlé, as well as interviews and sleevenotes.

“Each weekend, life was beautiful,” recalls Sanlé. “Every Saturday night, everyone was excited to go see his or her dance partner. People would dance, take a break, get their picture taken, and go back to dancing. It’s an atmosphere that isn’t expensive and life isn’t complicated. Automatically there was a photographer, because you had to have memories of it, and I was there as the photographer.”

Bobo Yéyé: Belle Époque In Upper Volta is released by Numero.