Various Artists - The Rough Guide To Capoeira (Various Artists) - VINYL LP

The harmonica has long been synonymous with the blues, playing a key role in the evolution of the genre. This Rough Guide highlights the revolutionary players who pioneered the techniques now considered standard. Album Tracks 1. Jaybird Coleman Man Trouble Blues 2. Ollis Martin Police and High Sheriff Come Ridin' Down 3. Noah Lewis' Jug Band Bad Luck's My Buddy 4. Carver Boys Wang Wang Harmonica Blues 5. William McCoy Train Imitations and the Fox Chase 6. Chuck Darling Blowin' the Blues 7. Eddie Mapp Riding the Blinds 1. Alfred Lewis Friday Moan Blues 2. Jazz Gillum Sarah Jane 3. Freeman Stowers Railroad Blues 4. Blues Birdhead Harmonica Blues 5. Deford Bailey Muscle Shoal Blues 6. Palmer McAbee Lost Boy Blues

Following in the footsteps of 2019's African country-western compilation BULAWAYO BLUE YODEL, Olvido Records presents a compendium of top-notch slide guitar songs from the golden era of 78 rpm recordings from southern, central and eastern Africa.

The 1920s 'classic era' of recorded blues was dominated by women who lived and performed in the cities. This Rough Guide explores it's glitzy heyday when singers such as Bessie Smith and Ma Rainey became the first real stars of the blues. Album Tracks 1. Ma Rainey Black Eye Blues 2. Ethel Waters Sweet Georgia Brown 3. Clara Smith Salty Dog 4. Mamie Smith Jenny's Ball 5. Victoria Spivey Dope Head Blues 6. Alberta Hunter Everybody Mess Around 1. Bessie Smith Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out 2. Edith Wilson My Man Is Good for Nothing But Love 3. Ida Cox Give Me a Break Blues 4. Lucille Bogan Tired As I Can Be 5. Lucille Hegamin Shake Your Cans 6. Sippie Wallace I'm a Mighty Tight Woman 7. Hattie Burleson Bye Bye Baby