Showing posts with label Giba Guitar Byblos. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Giba Guitar Byblos. Show all posts

Monday, January 15, 2024

Giba Byblos - Tomorrow

Album: Tomorrow
Size: 108,8 MB
Time: 47:06
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues
Art: Front

1. Tomorrow (4:35)
2. Lord Have Mercy On Me (3:55)
3. Heap See (4:07)
4. Earn A Dime (4:33)
5. She Put The Whammy On Me (4:35)
6. Up For No Good (5:14)
7. Riverside (4:10)
8. 17 Years (5:37)
9. Wrong Place, Wrong Time (6:59)
10. Catch You On The Flipside (3:17)

Based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Giba “Guitar” Byblos is no stranger to straight-ahead Chicago blues, and he delivers it in heaping helpings on this self-produced CD, the second in his brief, but extremely tasty catalog. In addition to being a string-bender and vocalist who delivers his lyrics in almost totally unaccented English, he’s also a music promoter who’s worked closely with some of the best musicians the Windy City has to offer, including guitarists Jimmy Johnson, aka the Barroom Preacher, rising superstar Toronzo Cannon and Jon McDonald, a longtime fixture with Magic Slim, and drummer Merle Perkins, a 40-year veteran timekeeper and bandleader whose resume includes long service time with James Cotton, Lonnie Brooks, Freddy and Albert King, John Littlejohn and Son Seals, just to name a few.

The second disc in Byblos’ catalog, Tomorrow, is a follow-up to the 2011 release My Duty. It came about after a conversation with Johnson at the conclusion of a Brazilian tour three years ago. The pair were stuck in traffic and Giba, the driver, was feeling anxious. Johnson tried to calm him, drawing from 60 years on the road. “Listen to me,” he said. “Yesterday have came and gone. Tomorrow is unknown.” That kernel of wisdom evolved into a song on which Byblos and Johnson share writing credits as well as this album, which includes eight other Giba originals and three covers. Johnson joins Byblos in the studio on rhythm and lead for a cover of his classic tune, “Heap See.” Rounding out the sound are a collection of several top Brazilian musicians, including Fabio Basili (bass), Paulinha Sarriso (drums), Dada Tristao and Adriana Grineberg (keyboards), Mauricio Sahady (guitar), Clayton Silva (sax) and Miqueias Nascimento (trumpet). Edu Gomes, who produced the disc, adds tambourine and shakers.

Tomorrow mc
Tomorrow gofile

Sunday, April 5, 2020

Brazilian Blues Bash - Live At The Delmark House

Size: 98,0 MB
Time: 41:38
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2012
Styles: Electric Blues
Art: Full

01. Bad Weed Stomp (4:23)
02. Early In The Morning (5:37)
03. I've Had My Fun (3:23)
04. Honey Bee (7:59)
05. Ina Nina Nu (5:13)
06. You're So Fine (3:54)
07. Double Trouble (4:44)
08. Crazy For My Baby (3:23)
09. Reconsider (2:59)

Personnel:
Guitar Byblos - Guitar & Vocals
Ivan Marcio - Harp & Vocals
Mauricio Sahady - Guitar
Fabio Basili - Bass
Merle Perkins - Drums

Guests:
Jon McDonald- Guitar
Grineberg - Keyboards

This group features some top Brazilian bluesmen and American drummer Merle Perkins. The Brazilians include Giba Guitar Byblos (guitar and vocals), Ivan Marcio (harmonica and vocals), Mauricio Sahady (guitar and vocals) and Fabio Basili (bass). They start off with a cookin' little original by Byblos, then settle into a well-chosen set of covers (each with it's own stamp). A rough translation of the band name is "Party Blues Brasileiro". That's what they intend with this work, taking the blues as entertainment wherever the band goes. Ivan Marcio does more than his part to keep this party rollin' too. He's one of the best - anywhere. If you like a good party atmosphere, get this CD.

Live At The Delmark House MP3
Live At The Delmark House FLAC

Monday, February 3, 2020

Giba Guitar Byblos - My Duty

Size: 265 MB
Time: 41:17
File: FLAC
Released: 2011
Styles: Chicago Blues
Art: Full

01. My Duty (5:40)
02. Chickenheads (4:11)
03. Goin' Down (3:55)
04. Ain't Nobody's Business (4:16)
05. Junior Bought Me A Jim (3:51)
06. Big Legged Woman (4:16)
07. Today I Started Lovin' You Again (3:19)
08. The Landlady (2:57)
09. Bad Boy (4:18)
10. You Don't Know What Love Is (4:28)

Personnel:
Giba Guitar Byblos - Guitar & Vocals
Fabio Basili - Bass
Nilton Godoi - Drums
Andre Youssef - Keyboards
Ivan Marcio - Harmonica
Ricardo Ivanov - Rhythm Guitar
Andre Calixto - Saxophone
Daniel Correia - Trombone

Giba Guitar Byblos is a Brazilian guitar player with a fat tone who idolizes Freddie King and Lonnie Brooks. Man, he knows how to play! Giba succeeds in emulating the phrasing and timbre of Freddie King as he lays down the vocals and a horn section makes the bed. He also pays tribute to other Chicago greats with melodies recalling Otis Rush and throws back a dose of bourbon with Junior Wells flare. This killer CD is hilarious, too- "My Duty is to please your ..." If you can't understand his Portuguese/English accent and don't know what rhymes with Duty, then go re-visit the movie "Shaft!" Giba Guitar Byblos definitely helps to keep the Blues flame lit.

My Duty