[1] Sandwidi is considered a pioneer of the Voltaic sound and his songs served as cult anthems for the country's cultural and political movements.
[2] Sandwidi served as an opponent of Upper Voltan president Sangoulé Lamizana and criticized the corrupted administration of Ouagadougou.
[1] He joined the National Ballet of Upper Volta as a guitarist and toured Niger, Ivory Coast, Benin and Canada.
[1] "Tond yabramba" (1976), a recount of Voltaic history, received frequent radio airplay while "Yamb ney capitale" (1977), a protest song against ailing morality and the rise of individualism in Ouagadougou, sold 3,000 copies as a rare achievement in Upper Volta.
[1] Sandwidi served as a militant of the Committees for the Defense of the Revolution under the rule of President Thomas Sankara from 1983 to 1987 and took part in the cultural invigoration of his neighborhood.