Gaye Adegbalola - The Griot

Size: 158,1 MB
Time: 67:17
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2019
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Front

01. Nothing's Changed (4:05)
02. The Griot (1:33)
03. Liearrhea (4:02)
04. FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) (4:10)
05. Dirty Sheets (3:16)
06. (You're) Flint Water (3:49)
07. Kaepernicked (3:16)
08. Ain't Technology Grand (4:18)
09. Gon' Be Alright (4:30)
10. Don't Criticize Me (4:25)
11. Nothing Left (5:43)
12. (There Is Always) One More Time (4:54)
13. Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl (2:54)
14. Tea Cake Kind Of Love (3:05)
15. 3 Hour Shoes (Stylin' For The Lord) (3:29)
16. Sorry, But… No Shame (4:42)
17. Jelly Bean Blues (4:59)

Gaye Adegbalola serves up topical blues for topical times. Like the storytelling griots of West Africa, she is the living archive of oral history, the seed-sower, the now-knower, the entertainer, the unchainer. In song stories like (You're) Flint Water and I've been Kaepernicked! THE GRIOT tackles themes of hypocrisy, sexism, poverty, pollution, love, vanity, freedom and betrayal, all wrapped in Gaye's trademark wit and wisdom. Gaye has performed all over the world individually, in duos and bands, and as a founding member of the group Saffire The Uppity Blues Women, who ended their glorious 25-year run in 2009. She is a mother, a Blues Music Award (BMA) winner and former Virginia State Teacher of the Year. Now 74, she sees her life's work as a contemporary griot - keeping the history alive, delivering messages of empowerment, and finding joy in the mundane.

The Griot

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Gaye Adegbalola - Bitter Sweet Blues

Size: 114,4 MB
Time: 49:13
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 1999
Styles: Modern Electric Blues, Contemporary Blues
Art: Full

01. She Just Wants To Dance (4:52)
02. Need A Little Sugar In My Bowl (3:00)
03. You Don't Have To Take It (Like I Did) (2:17)
04. Big Ovaries, Baby (3:59)
05. Nothing's Changed (3:31)
06. You Really Got A Hold On Me (3:14)
07. The Dog Was Here First (3:42)
08. Front Door Blues (2:38)
09. Only One Truth (3:12)
10. Prove It On Me Blues (2:54)
11. Jail House Blues (4:50)
12. Images (2:27)
13. Nightmare (4:00)
14. Let Go, Let God (4:32)

With Bitter Sweet Blues, Gaye Adegbalola has produced an album that starts off where her work with Saffire the Uppity Blues Women left off, and jumps into a new, adventurous space. An expanded cast of musicians and more personal lyrics are some of the benefits to going solo, and Adegbalola makes use of both well. Each song has either humor or power, sometimes both. The only thing that seems incongruous is the mixture of songs with wildly varying moods and topics. While satirical woman-power songs like "Big Ovaries" are empowering and funny, when paired with "Nightmare" -- a powerful, personal song about child molestation -- the effect is somewhat gross. The feminist politics of both songs mesh rather well, but it is difficult for the listener to shift from laughing at bawdy sexuality to somber empathy in just a few tracks. Overall, though, this is a fine first solo effort that resonates with spirit and emotion. ~Review by Stacia Proefrock

Bitter Sweet Blues

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Roddy Barnes - Odd

Size: 100,6 MB
Time: 39:06
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Electric/Acoustic Blues
Art: Front

01. Enough Stuff (Feat. Bob Margolin) (3:40)
02. The Nature Of Life (Feat. Gaye Adegbalola) (1:36)
03. Keep Your Feet On The Road (2:46)
04. Dont Worry (3:40)
05. Go Lucky (Feat. Ann Rabson & Andra Faye) (2:03)
06. Bones (Feat. Gina Deluca) (3:03)
07. Aliens (Feat. Jeff Covert) (4:53)
08. Dreaming (3:06)
09. Dido Yarn Boogie (Feat. Ian Walters) (2:27)
10. Easy Breezy (Feat. Ann Rabson, Jackei Merritt & Andra Faye) (1:36)
11. The Fall (Feat. Resa Gibbs) (5:14)
12. Not Always Waltz (Feat. Ann Rabson & Andra Faye) (1:41)
13. Home (3:15)

Roddy Barnes is an experienced and innovative composer whose music and lyrics are featured on television, stage, and recordings by various artists. His compositions range from deeply moving insights to smart-%## humor. Roddy is currently based in Richmond, Virginia; he teaches a popular course in songwriting for Davis & Elkins College's Augusta Heritage Center in West Virginia.

Roddy has performed in several countries, as a solo singer-songwriter and in collaboration with other artists, including Gaye Adegbalola. He is known for his mastery of diverse piano styles, including rocking blues, soulful gospel, poignant jazz, and energetic boogie-woogie. Examples of artists who have recorded with Roddy include "Steady Rollin" Bob Margolin (who played for years with Muddy Waters), and Ann Rabson, Gaye Adegbalola, & Andra Faye (the members of Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women).

Odd

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Various - The Alligator Records Playlists: Gospel Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 100:45
Size: 230.7 MB
Styles: Gospel blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[5:33] 1. The Holmes Brothers - I Shall Not Walk Alone
[2:55] 2. Corey Harris - Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
[4:29] 3. Gaye Adegbalola - Let Go, Let God
[5:01] 4. The Holmes Brothers - Farther Along
[5:38] 5. Katie Webster - Lord, I Wonder
[2:18] 6. The Holmes Brothers - God Will
[5:53] 7. Corey Harris - Just A Closer Walk With Thee
[4:18] 8. The Holmes Brothers - Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down
[5:47] 9. Joe Louis Walker - Soldier For Jesus
[4:45] 10. Mavis Staples - Step Into The Light
[2:30] 11. Corey Harris - Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
[4:28] 12. The Holmes Brothers - New Jerusalem
[4:47] 13. Mavis Staples - I Wanna Thank You
[4:46] 14. The Holmes Brothers - Jesus Is The Way
[3:47] 15. Corey Harris - You've Got To Move
[2:42] 16. The Siegel-Schwall Band - Hey Leviticus
[2:18] 17. The Holmes Brothers - Jesus Got His Hooks In Me
[4:34] 18. Mavis Staples - Have A Little Faith
[3:59] 19. Shemekia Copeland - Whole Lotta Water
[3:23] 20. The Holmes Brothers - I've Just Seen The Rock Of Ages
[5:48] 21. Mavis Staples - God Is Not Sleeping
[4:08] 22. The Holmes Brothers - Speaking In Tongues
[3:29] 23. Mavis Staples - I Still Believe In You
[3:21] 24. The Holmes Brothers - Thank You Jesus

If American music is unique, it is largely due to its bedrock foundation of blues and gospel music, two forms of music that emerged in the late 19th and early 20th century. Anchoring the sounds of African America, these styles underlay the musical innovations of the century: jazz, rhythm and blues, rock, soul and hip hop. They are known and cherished around the world and in every corner of the U.S. It would be impossible to imagine American music without them. ~Charles McGovern

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Various - Alligator Records Playlists: Prison Songs

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:02
Size: 77.9 MB
Styles: Assorted blues
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[4:51] 1. Gaye Adegbalola - Jail House Blues
[4:54] 2. Billy Boy Arnold - Prisoner's Plea
[3:03] 3. Big Leon Brooks - Thirteen Years In Prison
[5:09] 4. Lonnie Mack - Cincinnati Jail
[4:47] 5. The Kinsey Report - Down In The Dungeon
[4:17] 6. The Holmes Brothers - Three Gray Walls
[3:36] 7. Charlie Musselwhite - Cook County Blues
[3:23] 8. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - My Own Prison

Songs of prison and captivity shaped what we have come to know as the blues. Angela Davis suggests that imprisonment was a central theme in blues music. This is borne out over and over. One of my favorite musicians, the great John Lee Hooker (who Bonnie Rait re-introduced to the mainstream in the 1990s) recorded his version of Prison Bound in 1949. In the song, he tackles the important ideas of the separation from loved ones and the sense of abandonment that can come from being incarcerated.

When they had my trial, baby
You know you couldn’t be found
When they had my trial
Baby, you could not be found
But it’s too late to cry, baby
Your daddy’s prison bound

~Prison Industrial Complex

Alligator Records Playlists: Prison Songs mc
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