Insurrection Blues
by Corey Harris
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumWith Corey Harris artwork
Includes unlimited streaming of Insurrection Blues via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 3 daysPurchasable with gift card€15 EUR or more
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Twelve Gates To The City
03:07
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Some Of These Days
03:11
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Toubaka
02:10
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Mama Africa
04:57
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Special Rider Blues
06:24
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Sunjata
02:19
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Interlude
00:29
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Insurrection Blues
03:11
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Boats Up River
01:52
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By and By
03:31
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You Gonna Quit Me Baby
02:48
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Afton Mountain Blues
03:33
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Scottsville Breakdown
01:41
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about
“Insurrection Blues,” is Corey Harris' 20th album overall and first for M.C. Records, continues a blues journey that began with his debut album Between Midnight and Day in 1995. The songs are full topical relevance, yet steeped in tradition and informed by his musical explorations over the decades. Recorded in Italy under shutdown conditions, the album returns to the solo acoustic format that's been his base since his early days as a busker in New Orleans.
Given his gift of synthesizing many musical strands into a seamless piece of work, it’s no wonder Harris has received many accolades. He’s a sought-after collaborator, too. He was featured in the Scorsese film “Feel Like Going Home” and on the now-classic “Mermaid Avenue” albums of rediscovered Woody Guthrie songs, for which he wrote some of the music. Corey has collaborated with B.B. King, Tracy Chapman, and Dave Matthews.
In “Insurrection Blues” Harris brings some necessary commentary into his acoustic universe. Like many of us, he was paying attention to national events during the pandemic lockdown. And when he saw the profoundly disturbing events in Washington DC on January 6th, the path of his next album became clear. “I felt there was a duty, a responsibility, to use the craft to say something.”
His feelings about the insurrection made a framework for the album, whether the songs were explicitly connected or not. “As an African American living in America, as a descendant of slaves that built this country, I am looking at the survival mechanisms that have existed for people to persevere in difficult times. And when we think about that, the blues always comes to mind.”
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Continental Record Services represents (mostly North American) Americana and Blues artists in Europe. We handle distribution, PR and occasionally book tours for our artists.
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