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Best of 2023 (part. 5/5)

Albums, révélations, chansons, rééditions, concerts : voici ce qui a le plus marqué les membres de notre rédaction en 2023. Cinquième et dernière partie.

Daniel Léon

Nouveautés
Candice Ivory / “When the Levee Breaks – The Music of Memphis Minnie” (Little Village)
Robert Finley / “Black Bayou” (Easy Eye Sound)
Alabama Mike / “Stuff I’ve Been Through” (Little Village)
Eric Bibb / “Ridin’” (Dixiefrog)
Nat Myers / “Yellow Peril” (Easy Eye Sound)
D.K. Harrell / “The Right Man” (Little Village)
The Cash Box Kings / “Oscar’s Motel” (Alligator)
Taj Mahal / “Savoy” (Stony Plain)

Révélations
Candice Ivory / “When the Levee Breaks – The Music of Memphis Minnie” (Little Village)
D.K. Harrell / “The Right Man” (Little Village)
Nat Myers / “Yellow Peril” (Easy Eye Sound)
Nick Wade / “Feeling Good Is Enough” (Autopublié)
Nic Clark / “Everybody’s Buddy” (Little Village)

Titres marquants
• I got my own / Eric Bibb
Alligator bait / Robert Finley
• Hole in the wall / Candice Ivory
• This ain’t no Dizneyland / Alabama Mike
• Undertaker blues / Nat Myers

Rééditions
Furry Lewis / “Live At The Gaslight At The Au Go Go” (Liberation Hall)
Lazy Lester / “All Over You” (Antone’s)
“Black Gospel Ladies – I Walked Out In Jesus Name” (Narro Way)
James Harman / “Back Door Rumba – Live Sessions Volume Two” (JSP)

Benoit Gautier

Nouveautés
Robert Finley / “Black Bayou” (Easy Eye Sound)
Janelle Monáe / “The Age of Pleasure” (Bad Boy)
Neal Francis / “Francis Comes Alive” (ATO)
Durand Jones / “Wait Till I Get Over” (Dead Oceans)
PJ Morton / “Watch The Sun Live: The Mansion Sessions” (Morton)
Alabama Mike / “Stuff I’ve Been Through” (Little Village)
Gabriels / “Angels and Queens (Deluxe)” (Atlas Artists)
Nat Myers / “Yellow Peril” (Easy Eye Sound)

Révélations
Nat Myers / “Yellow Peril”
D.K. Harrell / “The Right Man”

Titres marquants
Angels & queens / Gabriels
Roscoe / Nat Myers
Fat shame pt. 1 / Alabama Mike

Stéphane Colin

Nouveautés
The Rumble / “Live At The Maple Leaf” (Autopublié)
Billy Valentine / “& Universal Truth” (Flying Dutchman-Acid Jazz)
PJ Morton / “Watch The Sun Live: The Mansion Sessions” (Morton)
Krasno Moore Project / “Book Of Queens” (Concord)
New Orleans Nightcrawlers / “Too Much To Hold” (Records DK)
Jon Cleary / “So Swell” (Single Lock)
Walter Wolfman Washington / “Feel So At Home” (501 Record Club)

Révélations
• Jalen Ngonda
• Nat Myers
• Moonlight Benjamin
• Lucky Pepper
• Elli de Mon

Titres marquants
My people (live) / The Rumble
Smooth like a pelican Legacy mix / New Orleans Nightcrawlers
Haut là haut / Moonlight Benjamin
Good morning (feat. Susan Carol) / PJ Morton
Fever (feat. Branford Marsalis) / Krasno Moore Project

Rééditions
Dr. John / “The Montreux Years” (BMG)
Lazy Lester / “All Over You” (New West)

Concerts
Batiste Brothers + David Batiste + Jon Batiste / Tribute to Russell Batiste, Muddy Waters, La Nouvelle-Orléans
Hot 8 Brass Band / Muddy Waters, La Nouvelle-Orléans
Cedric Burnside / BBQ Blues Festival, La Nouvelle-Orléans
Bridget Basil / Boulazac, MNOP
Tao Ravao & Vincent Bucher / Douchapt Blues

Isha Sookee

Nouveautés
Sampha / “Lahai” (Young)
Saint Harison / “Lost A Friend” (EP) (Tell Your Friends)
TOBi / “Panic” (RCA)
rum.gold / “U Street Anthology” (Leola LLC)
Martha Da’ro / “Philaphobia” (Aniratak)

Révélations
rum.gold / “U Street Anthology” (Leola LLC)
Sampha / “Lahai” (Young)
Jamila Woods / “Water Made Us” (Jagjaguwar)
Gabriels / “Angels & Queen (Deluxe)” (Atlas Artists)
Martha Da’ro / “Philaphobia” (Aniratak) 

Titres marquants
Jeans (feat. Miguel) / Jessie Reyez
Lost a friend / Saint Harison
Spirit 2.0 / Sampha
Someday / Elmiene
The candy lady / rum.gold

Concerts
Lee Fields / Trianon, Paris
Sampha / Cirque d’Hiver, Paris
Paris Soul Fest / La Place, Paris
Ama Lou / Trabendo, Paris
Jalen Ngonda (première partie de Thee Sacred Soul) / Trabendo, Paris 

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