{"product_id":"putumayo-presents-blues-around-the-world","title":"Various \/ Putumayo Presents : Blues Around The World - CD (Used)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Various Artists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Compilation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 01-05-2018\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon.ca      John Lee Hooker used to say \"the blues is a feeling,\" but this collection is proof that it's also a universal language. These 11 songs by musicians from South and North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa are a thoroughly enjoyable summation of the genre's ability to cut through cultural barriers to touch the heart. \"Slide Blues\" by Argentina's Botafogo could be a Delta relic if not for its Spanish lyrics. And singer Big Mama with harp man Victor Uris beautifully blur the lines between Catalonia and Chicago. The great pianist Otis Spann and the trio of Eric Bibb, Rory Block, and Maria Muldaur provide two straight-up shots of the style. The best tunes are outright cross-cultural collaborations.Bonnie Raitt and Mali's Habibe Koité take the music to its deepest roots thanks to Koité's graceful kora-like acoustic guitar on \"Back Around.\" The Unseen Guest, an Irish-Indian duo, bring microtonality to a blend of guitar, banjo, mandolin, and tabla in \"Listen My Son.\" And Taj Mahal with the Culture Music Club of Zanzibar turn the standard \"Catfish Blues\" into a midnight howl that echoes from the Gulf of Mexico to the coast of the Indian Ocean. Mahal's guitar, a squeeze box, and a clutch of African stringed instruments pass rhythmic phrases and bursts of melody back and fourth until their musical points of origin are as delightfully blurry as a moonshine-fueled night in a Mississippi juke joint--or a dance hall in Zanzibar's Stone Town. --Ted Drozdowski      Product Description      From Mississippi to Mauritania, Memphis to Madrid, this collection demonstrates the powerful influence of the Blues on musicians in every corner of the earth. Blues Around The World is the fifth release in Putumayo's Blues Series of CDs and includes Otis Spann, Bonnie Raitt with Habib Koite, Taj Mahal with the Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar, The Unseen Guest (India\/UK), Blues Etilicos (Brazil), Long-ge (Taiwan), Botafogo (Argentina), Jarabe de Palo (Spain) and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 790248025322\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0790248025322\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e French\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Audio CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e UsedVeryGood\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IDshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42625458798851,"sku":"HM-6TMK-VE5M","price":10.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0030\/9765\/7390\/products\/61IYlpm-t6L.jpg?v=1648389440","url":"https:\/\/idshop.ca\/products\/putumayo-presents-blues-around-the-world","provider":"ID Shop.ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}