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2008-03-14
Markus James has been dubbed "The Unofficial Dean of the Roots-World-Blues Movement." This disc makes him official. Recorded in Mali, the Mississippi Delta and California, James teams with Malian musicians such as Vieux Farka Toure, Tamashek women vocalists from Timbuktu and delta drummer Calvin Jackson to merge American blues with African roots music. The lines are so blurred that you can play this CD as either blues or worldbeat. "Weather Vane" (#7), "O.M. Boogie" (#8) and "Soon" (#15) are examples of brilliant merging of the genres. A remarkable effort that shows the seamlessness of Mali and Mississippi music. MJVD 03/08 B-Roots (or W-Fusion depending on your ears)
Jeff Plankenhorn
Soul Slide
Brooks Long & The Mad Dog No Good
Mannish Boys
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Things About Comin' My Way: A Tribute to the Music of the Mississippi Sheiks
CHRIS WATSON BAND
Pleasure and Pain
JASON VIVONE AND THE BILLY BATS
Lather Rinse Repeat
The Suitcase Junket
Dying Star
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