West Africa's Burkina Electric October 18, 2007

Burkina Electric oscillates fluidly amongst the traditional soundscapes of the African nation of Burkina Faso, fusions of techno/trip-hop, and the rhythms of contemporary electronic dance culture, creating what many call a new genre of African electronica both experimental and exciting. Renowned composer/percussionist Lukas Ligeti brings his downtown New York background to Burkina Electric, where it is mixed with German vj/electronicist Pyrolator's synthi-pop influences, paralleled to the spirit of African culture delivered by fellow band members: award-winning Burkina vocalist Ma