The Rough Guide to Blues Revival is a blues compilation album originally released in 2009. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series, the album contains two discs: an overview of the contemporary scene on Disc One, primarily featuring American artists, and a "bonus" Disc Two highlighting Malian Samba Touré (a reference to the commonalities between the American Blues and West African music). The compilation was produced by Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network.[1] Curation was performed by Nigel Williamson, a music journalist and author of the book The Rough Guide to the Blues.[2] The term "blues revival" refers to the resurgence of the genre after the success of Stevie Ray Vaughan.[3]
| The Rough Guide to Blues Revival | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | 21 April 2009 | |||
| Genre | World, blues | |||
| Length | 101:03 | |||
| Label | World Music Network | |||
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Critical reception
editJim Allen of AllMusic took issue with the title (claiming the genre "never went away") but named it a "pretty accurate sonic snapshot of the contemporary blues scene". He called the Malian choice for Disc Two "an interesting left-field touch".[4]
Track listing
editDisc One
edit| No. | Title | Artist (Country) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How Deep in the Blues (Do You Want to Go)" | Robben Ford | 4:21 |
| 2. | "Another Man Done Gone" | Irma Thomas | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Ain't Got Time" | Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges | 3:32 |
| 4. | "You Got to Move" | The Blind Boys of Alabama | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Something Heavy" | Shemekia Copeland | 3:18 |
| 6. | "Needed Time" | Eric Bibb | 5:12 |
| 7. | "Monday Morning Blues" | Savoy Brown & Kim Simmonds | 5:07 |
| 8. | "Lost in the Congo" | Doyle Bramhall | 4:32 |
| 9. | "The Dream" | Deborah Coleman | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Stealin All Day" | CC Adcock | 4:15 |
| 11. | "Big Skaky" | Kelly Joe Phelps | 4:49 |
| 12. | "Country Ghetto" | JJ Grey & MOFRO | 4:02 |
Disc Two
editAll tracks on Disc Two are performed by Samba Touré, a guitarist from the Tombouctou Region of Mali who, though not related by blood, was raised as a protégé of Ali Farka Touré.[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anbafo" | 5:04 |
| 2. | "Ali Farka" | 5:52 |
| 3. | "Mali Kadi" | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Idje" | 4:45 |
| 5. | "Man Ye Wogne" | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Almoude Yona Toure" | 4:40 |
| 7. | "Yawoye (live)" | 2:12 |
| 8. | "Takamba (live)" | 5:11 |
| 9. | "Anbafo (live Niafunke 2006)" | 5:31 |
| 10. | "Foda Diakaina (instrumental)" | 4:34 |
References
edit- ^ World Music Network. "About Us - The WMN Story". Retrieved 2013-12-21.
- ^ Rough Guides. "AUTHOR :: NIGEL WILLIAMSON". Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- ^ World Music Network. "The Rough Guide To Blues Revival". Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- ^ Allen, Jim. "The Rough Guide to Blues Revival". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 Jan 2014.
- ^ "Samba Touré". Retrieved 2014-01-30.