This second volume turns a spotlight onto Mossi, Bissa, Bwaba, Fulani and Samo music. On the A-side, riveting string instruments such as the Mossi and Bissa koundé accompany gnarled, primal vocal epics extolling the virtues of kings and the common man. On the B-side, the otherworldly sounds of the thianhou (reed zither) and the lolongo (bow-shaped mouth harp) levitate the listener into a blissful trance.