Traveling Medicine Man (2 Vinyles LP) / Bai Kamara Jr. & The Voodoo Sniffers

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// Side A: - Shake It, Shake It, Shake It - Surrounded - Good, Good Man - If You Go - // Side B: - Miranda Blue - Money Ain't Everything - Enemies - Star Angel - // Side C: - Mister President - I Don't Roll With Snakes - I'm A Grown Man - It Ain't Easy - // Side D: - If I Could Walk On Water - Bonus-Tracks: - Lover Oh Lover - Hard Work - Bridges You Burn
Exclusive double vinyl, including 3 bonus tracks, not available on CD!!!
"Whether he's mourning his dead or giving in to the worker's blues... the feeling is deep, the swing is muscular." Télérama
"With his unadorned melodies and laced strings, he joins the family of Taj Mahal or Keb'Mo." RollingStone
Three years after the international success of his album Salone in 2020, Bai Kamara Jr is back with Traveling Medicine Man, his new opus sprinkled with afro-blues compositions delivered in his singular style. Descriptively, provocatively, and sometimes suggestively, stories of love, life, and political convictions are meticulously explored by the storyteller.
"Traveling Medicine Man is the continuation of my introspective journey through my roots and my perpetual quest to make my two homes, Africa and Europe, coexist within me. The title was inspired by my maternal grandfather, Tinka Tanner Kargbo, born in 1901 in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. He was educated by Protestant missionaries and then traveled with them across the country to provide medical care to villagers and city dwellers. I was fortunate enough to spend some time with my grandfather when I was still a child, and one of the things that fascinated me most about him was his ability to reconcile his Christian beliefs with his traditional African beliefs and customs." Bai Kamara Jr.
For the creation of this album, Bai brought his band, The Voodoo Sniffers, into the studio; these exceptional musicians contributed to Bai's unique and constantly evolving style. With percussion at the heart of the arrangements, this rootsy blues is spiced with an Afro vibe that will make you want to get up and dance!