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jungular grooves
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Caribbean Blues best describes the music of Jungular Grooves percussive Anglophone Caribbean music that is sharpened by stinging Blues guitar, honking sax, and Doo-Wop style vocals. The seamless and completely natural blending of these elements has the effect of making Jungular Grooves seem at once exotically international yet soothingly familiar.
Jungular Grooves centers upon the seductively warm, dusky, Bluesy baritone vocals, tasty Blues-tinged guitar and evocative songwriting of auteur Reggie Benn. He is teamed with the screaming, searing, soaring, artful saxophone playing of the right Reverend Robert James Haven to front a stunningly original synthesizer-free musical offering which also features Steve Parks on bass and supporting vocals; Ralph Gibbs on drums and supporting vocals; Michael Corbett on congas, percussion and drums; and Holly Elder on steel drums.
Jungular Grooves music is an outgrowth of Reggie Benn's West Indian musical upbringing and his musical explorations while playing and recording with artists such as the late African Palm Wine Music progenitor, Souleman Rougie, and New Orleans Tropical big band Cool Breeze.
As is the fashion in their native Barbados, Benn's entire family played and sang Calypsos on holidays, which planted the musical seeds in young Reggie. He was also infused with Gospel music in church and American Doo-Wop on the street corners of Boston, where his family eventually settled.
A wonderful new release from the critically acclaimed Jungular Grooves.
Anglophone Caribbean music with blues guitar, sax, and doo-wop style vocals. Centered upon the baritone vocals, guitar work and songwriting of Reggie Benn.
Jungular Grooves centers upon the seductively warm, dusky, Bluesy baritone vocals, tasty Blues-tinged guitar and evocative songwriting of auteur Reggie Benn. He is teamed with the screaming, searing, soaring, artful saxophone playing of the right Reverend Robert James Haven to front a stunningly original synthesizer-free musical offering which also features Steve Parks on bass and supporting vocals; Ralph Gibbs on drums and supporting vocals; Michael Corbett on congas, percussion and drums; and Holly Elder on steel drums.
Jungular Grooves music is an outgrowth of Reggie Benn's West Indian musical upbringing and his musical explorations while playing and recording with artists such as the late African Palm Wine Music progenitor, Souleman Rougie, and New Orleans Tropical big band Cool Breeze.
As is the fashion in their native Barbados, Benn's entire family played and sang Calypsos on holidays, which planted the musical seeds in young Reggie. He was also infused with Gospel music in church and American Doo-Wop on the street corners of Boston, where his family eventually settled.
A wonderful new release from the critically acclaimed Jungular Grooves.
Anglophone Caribbean music with blues guitar, sax, and doo-wop style vocals. Centered upon the baritone vocals, guitar work and songwriting of Reggie Benn.
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