This week on Putumayo World Music Hours, Dan Storper and Rosalie Howarth explore Blues music around the world. In Blues music you’ll often find what’s called the “blue note” – that slight “bend” in certain notes in the scale, and it can be heard in the music of many countries.
Episode 24.35
Airdates: August 26th - September 1st, 2024
Featured:
1. Blues Etilicos - “Canceriano Sem Lar (Clinica Tobias Blues)” (From the albums “Dente de Ouro” on Excelente Discos and “Blues Around the World” on Putumayo)
2. Laye Sow - “Kayba” (From the album “Djamano” On Orange World Records)
3. Luther Allison - “Part Time Love” (From the albums “Luther’s Blues” on MCA and “Mississippi Blues” on Putumayo)
4. Tangle Eye - “John Henry’s Blues” (From the albums “Alan Lomax’s Southern Journey Remixed” On Zoe Records and “Blues Lounge” on Putumayo)
5. Taj Mahal Meets the Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar - “Catfish Blues” (From the albums “Mkutano” On Tradition & Moderne and “Blues Around the World” on Putumayo)
6. Botafogo - “Slide Blues” (From the albums “Solo Blues Acoustico” on DBN and “Blues Around the World” on Putumayo)
7. Amadou and Mariam - “Mon Amour, Ma Cherie” (From the albums “Sou Ni Tile” on Universal Jazz France and “Mali to Memphis” on Putumayo)
8. The Unseen Guest - “Listen My Son” (From the albums “Out There” on Tuition and “Blues Around the World” on Putumayo)
9. Big Mama & Victor Uris - “No Way Out” (From the albums “El Blues de L'Ombra Blava” on Discmedi and “Blues Around the World” on Putumayo)
10. Tinariwen - “Chatma” (From the album “Amassakoul” on World Village)
11. Daby Balde - “Waino Blues” (From the album “Introducting Daby Balde” on World Music Network)
12. Amar Sundy - “Najma” (From the album “Najma” on Dixie Frog)
13. Arthur Adams & B.B. King - “Get You Next to Me” (From the albums “Blind Pig 25th Anniversary” on Blind Pig and “American Blues” on Putumayo)
