The West African Blues Project brings together Senegalese vocalist and percussionist Modou Toure (son of Toure Kunda singer Ousmane Toure) and British blues guitarist Ramon…
Senegal Got the Blues
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The Birth Of British Blues Boxed Set
Proper Box has released a 4CD box set titled The Birth Of British Blues. The collection highlights the pioneering artists who laid the groundwork for…
Chris Strachwitz Receives The Recording Academy’s Trustees Award
Record producer Chris Strachwitz is one of the recipients of the Recording Academy’s Trustees Award. Chris Strachwitz has made his living celebrating the music he…
Rounder Records To Release 4 CD Boxed Set ‘The Rounder Records Story’
On October 12, Rounder Records will release The Rounder Records Story, a 4 CD box set that includes 87 songs (see complete list below) selected…
Queen of the Blues Koko Taylor Dies in Chicago
Grammy Award-winning blues legend Koko Taylor, 80, died on June 3, 2009 in her hometown of Chicago, IL, as a result of complications following her…
Ancestral Home of the Blues
Various artists – The Rough Guide to African Blues (2007) In recent years there has been a growing interest in finding the connections between American…
The Rough Guide To African Blues
San Francisco (California), USA – Nowadays it is almost universally accepted that the DNA of the blues can be traced back to Africa. Featuring significant…
Songs From The Back Porch
Jolie Holland – Escondida (Anti 6692, 2004) Thankfully, the transition from lo-fi spare room demo to recording studio hasn’t harmed the sound or spirit of Jolie Holland’s…
Sweet, sweet showers of Blues
Knut Reiersrud –Tramp (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 1993) & Sweet Showers of Rain (Kirkelig Kulturverksted, 2001) Norwegian blues man Knut Reiersrud discovered Miles Davis when he was…
Charles Brown’s A Life in the Blues
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA – A Life in the Blues (Rounder Records) is a Charles Brown fan’s dream come true. Charles Brown (1922-1999) is truly one…