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Africa Blues

by Doc MacLean

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"Africa Blues" returns American, delta blues to it's traditional, west African roots, and speaks to a continued common heritage in these times of change, challenge and struggle. Rising, South African star Lungiswa “Lulu” Plaatjies guests on the track.

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Well you know i know my dog
anywhere I hear it bark
and you know I know my rider
when I feel her in the dark...

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released November 1, 2020
“Africa Blues,” leading single. Full album, “Streamline,” to follow.

"Africa Blues" (J. MacLean, SOCAN, Shoreline Songs, 2020)
Doc MacLean, vocal and National guitar
Lungiswa Plaatjies, vocals, mouth bow, mbira, broom, pan pipes

Produced by Doc MacLean, 2020.
Recorded at Sharp Street Studios, Cape Town, South Africa.
Recording Engineer: Willem Moller.
Mixed at Pinhead Studios, Nashville, USA.
Miix Engineer, Colin Linden.
Mastered at Zen Studios, Nashville, by Ray Kennedy.

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Doc MacLean Toronto, Ontario

Forty-five years ago Doc was playing Charlie Patton songs in Son House's living room.

And now: After a lifetime spent on the Blues Highway, he's a blues vagabond and storyteller writing from the dark side of the road. Touring three continents, based in Cape Town and Toronto, and now collaborating with contemporary and traditional African artists.
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