![]() ![]() Mahal and Cooder, who alternate vocals and fretted instruments throughout, extend that mood starting with their weathered voices, the music feels intimate and lived in, the sound of two old friends jamming away in a small room.īut because they also want to romp things up, what could have been a tasteful salute becomes a record that’s bristlingly, viscerally alive it’s like a ride in a classic old car with long-gone shock absorbers. That record was a set of stomping unplugged blues that felt spontaneous and casual. ![]() In its title, cover art, and some of its songs, Get on Board replicates the 1952 Folkways album by blues harp master Sonny Terry and his longtime collaborator, guitarist Brownie McGhee (with percussionist Coyal McMahan also aboard for that project).
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