Album ANW 4675Desert Blues
Phil Dawson (PRS) | Kani Sidibe (BUMDA) | Campbell E Browning (PRS) | Pablo Love (PRS) | Kadialy Kouyate (PRS) | Nampe Sadio Traore (BUMDA) | Edgard Kowouvi (PRS)Travel to Mali and its surroundings via this authentic collection of West African desert blues. Funky Malian grooves meet vibrant Burkino Faso blues in a selection featuring Bambara vocal, electric guitar riffing, kora, djembe and drums.
8 tracks
- Dawn On The Niger4675/2Phil Dawson (PRS) | Kadialy Kouyate (PRS) | Nampe Sadio Traore (BUMDA) | Edgard Kowouvi (PRS) | Campbell E Browning (PRS) | Pablo Love (PRS)Vibrant Malian song with dynamic bambara male vocal & female bvs accompanied by lilting kora, electric guitar & bouncing rhythm section2:48
- Kidal4675/3Bluesy West African song with female bambara vocal, guitars, drums & percussion. Moves from 4/4 to 12/8 at 1:062:55
- Ouaga Ouaga4675/5Downtempo West African blues groove with powerful male lead & backing vocals. Burkina Faso blues sung in Bambara1:56
- La Grande Mosquée De Mopti4675/6Laid back West African funky blues groove with stirring Malian male lead vocal & bvs 2:39
- Niamey Vice4675/7Phil Dawson (PRS) | Kadialy Kouyate (PRS) | Edgard Kowouvi (PRS) | Campbell E Browning (PRS) | Pablo Love (PRS)Soulful, bluesy Malian groove-based instrumental with kora & electric guitar riffing and weaving in harmonious interplay 2:49
- Tamashek Blues4675/8Heavy West African blues driven by brooding grungy riff under lead & delay effected guitars backed by bass, drums & djembe percussion 2:17
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