Songhoy Blues

The second time I've seen this wonderful band. This time they hadn't needed to borrow a (white) bassist, and this was, for me, a quite exceptional performance with often intricate, and always powerful drumming, what I think of as loping African bass lines not unlike those of Tinariwen, astonishing guitar playing of huge dexterity despite being generally lighthearted and cheerful, and at times very fast, and I imagined SRV would have been blown away by the Mali-bluesy licks. The frontman's singing, part-time guitar playing and wonderful dancing are consistently joyous throughout. For background refer to their Wikipaedia page. Songhoy Blues, a band not to be missed.

Delighted to watch these jovial Malian characters in the Winchester Discovery Centre recently. The desert guitar and flamboyant lead singer sends your mind wandering as you desperately try to imagine how much energy these guys must generate playing infront of their songhoy and tuareg people in northern Mali.

The singer had amazing dance moves which brought a huge smile on my face for the whole time. The guitarist was insanely talented and together with the epic drummer and bass-player, they took the whole crowd with them. They were humble, grateful and I really loved seeing them. Till next time!

These guys blew me away the stage presence wow, just had a sneaky peek to see if there were any gigs next year , yes I know were in the middle of a pandemic but they’re new song is constantly on in my ears need to see them again now !