February 1995
A million people attended the 25th Pan-African Film Festival (FESPACO) in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. It is Africa's most important cultural event, second only to...
On tour with the first electronic music group from Burkina Faso, West Africa!
After the fall 2007 release of the double EP "RÊEM TEKRÉ", featuring Burkina...
Mar 2008
Many African refugees refused entry into Europe are environmental
migrants, forced from their once fertile homes by spreading deserts. A
Swiss aid agency has...
Coulibaly Samadou explains the tuning of a baan and demonstrates how it can speak; ends with a performance. "These are the best musicians the Sambla...
Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) achieved independence from France in 1960. Repeated military coups during the 1970s and 1980s were followed by multiparty elections in...
