SONGHOY BLUES - Optimisme LP (colour vinyl) r&b measuring equal parts melody and

measuring equal parts melody and mystery

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SONGHOY BLUES - Optimisme LP (colour vinyl) r&b measuring equal parts melody andLimited edition gold colour vinyl. Their lead guitarist is a distant relative of the late Ali Farka Toure, the legendary Mali desert blues musician, but the young generation are no traditionalists. They mix the complex rhythms and guitar lines of their tradition with hard rock and psychedelia into three minute statements.