Phil Dawson
Phil Dawson (PRS)
Phil Dawson is a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and composer.
Latest 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
Iron Mu3942/1Campbell E Browning (PRS) | Phil Dawson (PRS) | Bamidele Olatunbosun Sosimi (PRS) | Pablo Love (PRS)Slow burn classic afrobeat with distinctive pidgin vocal, backing vocal, horns, Rhodes, electric guitar, horns, bass guitar & drum kit2:47
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The story behind the sound
Phil Dawson is a UK-based guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and composer with an extensive history of collaborations and a specialism in African music. He has performed and/or recorded with Tony Allen, Mulatu Astatke, Hugh Masekela, Khaled, Baaba Maal, Damon Albarn, Dele Sosimi, Laura Mvula, Geraldo Pino, Orlando Julius and many more.
Phil has performed and/or recorded with Tony Allen, Mulatu Astatke, Hugh Masekela, Khaled, Baaba Maal, Damon Albarn, Dele Sosimi, Laura Mvula, Geraldo Pino, Orlando Julius and many more.