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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. Marked down to acceptable as spin has some damage. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Volta Photo gives a terrific picture of photography and music in the country known until 1984 as Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso). Ibrahima Sanl? Sory founded Volta Photo studio in the city of Bobo-Dioulasso in 1960 and still runs it today. He made publicity photographs and record covers for the local band Volta Jazz and for 25 years held weekend dance parties in the villages around Bobo. This comprehensive and richly illustrated monograph includes an extensive interview with the photographer a suite of record covers and new writing on commercial photography and popular music in independence-era West Africa. (SP)