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Twelve Hours

501.7K streams

501,694

Angels & Clowns (feat. The Duke Robill...

320.2K streams

320,168

Blues on the Outside

174.1K streams

174,060

Blues On the Outside

174.1K streams

174,060

Outros Nunos

127.2K streams

127,234

Free Blues

118.1K streams

118,144

Texas Bound

116.9K streams

116,870

Angola Blues

72.8K streams

72,802

Live at the Suwalki Festival / Poland

34.2K streams

34,206

Rock Me Baby

32.4K streams

32,411

Biography

Awarded World's Best Blues Guitar Player by Guitar Player Magazine/1998. Compared to Jimmy Page by Guitar Player Magazine (Critic Jas Obrecht , 1994) Born in Africa, a guitar enthusiast at the very young age of 5. At 9 he began building and playing self-made guitars. 1975-A civil war, exile to Canada at seventeen. 1989 Invited to record his debut solo album,“Blues & Derivados”, very positive reviews and airplay. 1991 Records“Long Distance Blues”, joined by Larry McCray and harp player J.J. Milteau 1995-Plays Antone’s Anniversary in Austin Tx opening for Junior Wells, Clarence Gatemouth Brown and others.Austin Blues newspaper : “The South American Beast is coming to your town!” Later he records “Texas Bound”, featuring SRV's “Double Trouble”. 1999-Releases “Blues On The Outside”,again with Double Trouble, and tours with them. 2005-Releases Outros Nunos (Other Nunos) 2010-Releases Free Blues. Carol Borrington, Blues Matters Mag.-UK wrote: “In this Cd you will find some of the best blues guitaring around” . 2013–Releases Angels & Clowns for label Duchess Blue/Shinning Stone Records.(D.Robillard/J. Finkelstein) 2018–Releases Live in Suwalki Festival/Poland. Becomes Hall of Fame alongside with The Blues Brothers, Billy Gibbons, Ginger Baker, Canned Heat , Warren Hynes , Mick Taylor etc. 2020–Released Angola Blues, dedicated to his country of origin.Stellar guests Airto Moreira and Flora Purim. In 2022 a series of monthly single's releases was implemented.