Calabash Blues
World
| Mar 2006
Reviews
Decca
Reviewed 2006-03-31
Reviewed 2006-03-31
World blues/roots music from a locally-based guitarist/singer who seems to have adopted Mali as his spiritual homeland. This release has 7 new tracks and the rest are selections from his previous CDs. Accompanied by calabash (traditional gourd percussion). Tracks range from soaring blues to more rock-based, but it’s all Memphis by way of Timbuktu. Cool stuff for fans of both world and blues.
*1. Cool guitar/calabash, mid/down like an African Howlin Wolf.
*2. Whispery vocals, spare guitar, spooky downtempo.
*3. Fairly straight blues moan guitar/harp/perc. Downtempo.
4. Driving guitar w/a blues/Afro rock sound. Mid/uptempo.
5. Cool, lowdown, midtempo blend of perc/voices/guitar.
6. Short & relaxed blend of whispery vocals/guitar/soft perc.
*7. Lowdown guitar/soft vocals, lowkey tribute to Skip James.
8. Nicely cool Afro funk blues, mid/uptempo. Chorus.
*9. Nicely scratchy vox/mditempo blues w/great guitar.
10. Lowkey vocal duet w/cool percussion accents.
11. Raw vox/guitar, harp. Lowkey and lowdown.
12. Is that a flute? Downtempo guitar/vox/perc blend.
13. Driving midtempo blues w/extra guitar goodness.
*1. Cool guitar/calabash, mid/down like an African Howlin Wolf.
*2. Whispery vocals, spare guitar, spooky downtempo.
*3. Fairly straight blues moan guitar/harp/perc. Downtempo.
4. Driving guitar w/a blues/Afro rock sound. Mid/uptempo.
5. Cool, lowdown, midtempo blend of perc/voices/guitar.
6. Short & relaxed blend of whispery vocals/guitar/soft perc.
*7. Lowdown guitar/soft vocals, lowkey tribute to Skip James.
8. Nicely cool Afro funk blues, mid/uptempo. Chorus.
*9. Nicely scratchy vox/mditempo blues w/great guitar.
10. Lowkey vocal duet w/cool percussion accents.
11. Raw vox/guitar, harp. Lowkey and lowdown.
12. Is that a flute? Downtempo guitar/vox/perc blend.
13. Driving midtempo blues w/extra guitar goodness.
Recent airplay
Come Around
Deep Fried and Sanctified — Jan 06, 2009
Come Around
The Cafe Americain — Jul 04, 2006
Other Side Of The World
At the Cafe Bohemian — May 30, 2006
Nightbird
The Hair of the Dog — May 29, 2006
Come Around
At the Cafe Bohemian — May 23, 2006
Come Around
No Cover, No Minimum — Apr 17, 2006
Charting
2006-04-02 — 2006-06-04
Reggae/World
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jun 4 | 2 |
| May 28 | 1 |
| Apr 23 | 1 |
| Apr 16 | 2 |
| Apr 9 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Come Around | ||
| 2. | Need A Believer | ||
| 3. | Other Side Of The World | ||
| 4. | Jump Up And Fly / Mone | ||
| 5. | Wakin' Up At Midnight / Ebina | ||
| 6. | One Drop | ||
| 7. | Dream After Dream (For Skip James) | ||
| 8. | Wabissimila | ||
| 9. | Nightbird | ||
| 10. | Far As I Can Run / Majirica Samba | ||
| 11. | In The Shadows | ||
| 12. | Sun Is Rising | ||
| 13. | Way To Go |