Long Road To Tiznit

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Jeśli lubicie takich wykonawców jak Bassekou Kouyate, Ali Farka Toure, Tinariwen, Etran Finatawa, Amadou Mariam, Samba Toure, Mamane Barka, Tamikrest, Souad Massi, czy Speed Caravan przypadnie wam do gustu płyta Ramona Goose'a, lidera brytyjskiej płyty NuBlues, którą prowadzi wraz z Edem Vansem, gitarzysty znanego ze współpracy z Diabelem Cissokho z Senegalu.

Zaczynał jako muzyk bluesowy, zafascynowany dorobkiem Blind Blake'a, Blind Boy Fullera, czy Roberta Johnsona. W 2010 roku spędził kilka miesięcy w Afryce Zachodniej, grając pustynnego bluesa z griotami. Tam powstał pomysł na wspólną płytę z mistrzem harfy zachodnioafrykańskiej - Diabelem Cissokho. Ich wspólna płyta trafiła na listy najlepszych albumów roku, m.in. w Downbeat Magazine, gdzie w kategorii world music zajęła pierwszą lokatę. Potem przyszedł czas na West African Blues Project z udziałem senegalskiego śpiewaka Modou Toure. ma na swoim koncie współpracę z takimi gigantami jak Eric Bibb, Pee Wee Ellis, Chris Thomas King, Daby Toure (Mauritania), Atongo Zimba (Ghana), Noumoucounda Cissoko, Najma Akhtar, Justin Adams & Julian Joseph.

Jego nowa płyta "Long Road To Tiznit', wydana w barwach cenionego brytyjskiego wydawcy Riverboat Records to sporo gitarowego i pustynnego grania. Słychać też duże wpływy, jeśli chodzi o europejskie i amerykańskie podejście do bluesa. Ramon Goose przygotował solidną dawkę pustynnych brzmień. Jego przesterowana gitara idealnie podkreśla charakter afrykańskich pustyń.
autor: Marek Dębski
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“they succeed admirably in beating Moby at his own game” The Observer

“this really is a new direction” MOJO

“the real deal “ Dave Rubin (GuitarOne Magazine)

“virtuoso guitarist” Living Blues (live concert review)

“fresh and right up-to-date” fRoots

Producer/co-writer/performer of Top Ten MOJO Blues album of 2006 (Boo Boo Davis – Drew, Mississippi)

‘cream of the UK’s emerging blues stars’ Stephen Foster BBC Radio Suffolk

“hook-fueled rhythm, and tasty slide guitar” Blues Revue

“very talented guitarist and producer” Chris Thomas King (New Orleans Blues Artist & Actor)

“..a superb guitarist…” Blues in Britain

“Ramon Goose is a superb guitarist, and produces his own
material with a maturity well beyond his years” Blues Matters by Joe Cushley

“a feel player” Eric Bibb

Editor's info:
The long and winding road from Marrakesh to Tiznit had a profound influence on the Desert blues of guitarist Ramon Goose, who forges an infectious blend of old-school blues and hypnotic Saharan grooves with songs of refugees, smugglers, danger and freedom.

Undoubtedly one of the most exciting and ground breaking contemporary blues artists, Ramon Goose is constantly looking to extend and expand his musical horizons. Having previously performed with the likes of Eric Bibb, Boo Boo Davis, Eric Burdon and Pee Wee Ellis, Ramon has been on a musical journey over the past few years discovering and channelling the sounds of Africa through his own unique filter. Long Road To Tiznit is the apotheosis of that journey, as old-school blues in the tradition of Skip James, John Lee Hooker and R.L. Burnside collide and meld with hypnotic grooves and melodies from the Sahara, telling stories of refugees and contrabandiers, danger and freedom.

The album was written whilst travelling in Morocco where Ramon channelled the spirit of the desert into his music with mesmerizing effect. This can clearly be hear d on the classic track ‘Marrakech Sunset’, where Ramon also drew on influences as diverse as Davey Graham and Brian Jones, as well as ‘Wandering Sheikh’ where he was influenced by the female Berber singers and percussionists which he’d heard in traditional Moroccan ceremonies.

Ramon first visited Africa on a musical project with Justin Adams and Julian Joseph where they visited Dakar in Senegal and worked with amazing local musicians. ‘It w as a sort of epiphany,’ he said. ‘I’d never heard anything like it and it made me want to delve furth er into the melodies and rhythms I heard there.’ He’d met and worked with the legendary Senegalese griot Diabel Cissokho, who taught him a great deal about his musical heritage and culture. Through these experiences Ramon hasdeveloped his very own style of playing, creating a blend of music that is infectious, heart-warmingand utterly intoxicating.

The album features guest performances from Justin Adams (Robert Plant and The Sensational Shape Shifters) and Urdu singer Najma Akhtar. It was recorded in London using Ramon’s own band and also in Marrakesh using local Berber musicians. The result is an album which blends global soundscapes by seamlessly combining rich melodies and hypnotic percussion with virtuoso blues guitar playing!