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Aki Kumar Hindi Man Blues (2018) Full Album Bollywood Blues Little Village




Out of print - Not available on Spotify - Now on Youtube! Enjoy \"Hindi Man Blues\", Aki Kumar's epic 2018 followup to his 2016 Little Village release \"Aki Goes To Bollywood\" on Youtube | www.littlevillagefoundation.com | www.akikumar.com



Track listing -

1 Dum Maaro Dum (Bakshi/Burman) 0:00

2 Bollywood Blues (Aki Kumar) 4:32

3 Yeh Chaand Sa Roshan Chehra (Bihari, Nayyar) 8:34

4 Sajan Re Jhoot Mat Bolo (Shailendra, Shankar-Jaikishan) 13:23

5 Hindi Man Blues/Dekha Na Haye Re (Krishan, Burman) 17:40

6 All Bark No Bite (Aki Kumar) 22:11

7 Watermelon Man (Hancock) 26:22

(Track 8, Dilruba, is not available in this compilation)

9 Yeh Shaam Mastani (Anand Bakshi, Burman) 31:47

10 Aaja Aaja (Sultanpuri, Burman) 35:55

11 Ruxana (Aki Kumar) 40:15

12 Voh Surmayi Shaam (Kamita Kumar) 49:05

13 Jaane Kahan Mera Jigar Gaya Ji (Sultanpuri, Nayyar) 53:18

14 Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh (Shailendra, Shankar-Jaikishan) 57:12



Liner Notes (by the legendary Charlie Musselwhite) -



Well, what do we have here. A new CD by Aki Kumar! And what a delight it is! But heck, Aki is ALWAYS a delight. His performances never fail to delight! This CD has blues, but also Aki’s adaptation of Bollywood music and blues. So, it’s not really a total blues record, but I’d think all blues fans and harp players everywhere will have a LOT of fun listening to this as I have. It is at the same time fun and interesting to let Aki take you on his musical adventure of bridging cultures. Consider it a new setting for blues and it’s in a huge party atmosphere provided by Aki and a bunch of excellent top-notch musicians. Many will enjoy Aki’s dissing of Trump in the political blues: All Bark No Bite. I believe Aki knows that to remain silent is to be complicit.



I’ve always been interested in blending blues and especially blues harmonica with music from other cultures and I think Aki has done a rockin’ job here! I’ve always been impressed by Aki’s singing and his harp playing has always been tasteful with great tone and phrasing. Check it out. I wouldn’t steer you wrong. This would be perfect for a party. It’ll have everybody up and dancing and smiling. It’s that much fun!!!



Track Credits -



Aki Kumar - Lead & Harmony vocals/Harmonica



Kid Andersen - Guitar (Track 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 14), Moog (Track 1), Mellotron (Track 1), Bass (Track 2, 11), ARP Odyssey (Track 4, 12), Sarod (Track 6), Electric Sitar (Track 7), Farfisa (Track 10), Background vocals (Track 1), Sitar (Track 12), Percussion (Track 9)



Jim Pugh - Fender Rhodes (Track 1), Piano (Track 2, 5, 6, 9), Farfisa (Track 3, 4, 11, 14), Organ (Track 9)



Igor Prado - Guitar (Track 14 - second solo)



Rome Yamilov - Rhythm guitar (2, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14), Lead guitar (Track 4, 10), Tanpura (Track 6)



Rockin' Johnny Burgin - Lead guitar (Track 2, 11)



Kedar Roy - Bass (Track 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14)



Joe Kyle Jr. - Bass (Track 9, 10)



Marty Dodson - Drums (Track 3, 4, 5, 6, 14)



June Core - Drums (Track 2, 9, 10, 11)



Alex Pettersen - Drums (Track 1, 8)



Andrew Guterman - Drums (Track 7, 12, 13)



Manesh Judge - Tabla (Track 4, 6), Naal (Track 11), Background vocals (11)



Lisa Leuschner - Vocals (Track 13), Mouth Trumpet (Track 13)



Martin Windstad - Percussion (Track 1)



Bob Welsh - Piano (Track 7, 8, 13), Harmonium (Track 12)



Jack Sanford - Sax (Track 2, 8)



Robby Yamilov - Tanpura (Track 14)



Other Credits -

Producers - Aki Kumar, Kid Andersen

Executive Producer - Denise McNair, Jim Pugh

Cover image concept - Satyajit Sahu



Thanks -

I would like to thank Kamita for her inspiration, Rachel for her guidance & Denise for her belief in my vision. As always, thanks to Kid, Jim & my fellow collaborators for delivering magic in the studio.



Endorsements -

Aki Kumar endorses Seydel Harmonicas, Blows Me Away Productions accessories, amp guru Gleidson Sousa and harmonica tech Jon Harl.

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