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Brèves / 06.01.2025

Best of 2024 (part. 3)

Albums, révélations, chansons, rééditions, concerts : voici ce qui a le plus marqué les membres de notre rédaction en 2024. Troisième partie.

Jacques Périn

Nouveautés
Oliver Wood / “Fat Cat Silhouette” (Honey Jar / Indirecto)
Kelly Finnigan / “A Lover Was Born” (Colemine)
Jade MacRae / “In My Veins” (Autopublié)
Jontavious Willis / “West Georgia Blues” (Strolling Bones)
The Rumble / “Stories From The Battlefield” (Well Kept Secret)
Shemekia Copeland / “Blame It On Eve” (Alligator)
Muddy Gurdy / “Seven” (Chantilly Negra / Buda Musique)
Seth James / “Seasons” (Qualified)
Révélations
Jubu Smith / “Jubu” (Little Village)
Jovin Webb / “Drifter” (Blind Pig)
Linda Lee Hopkins / “Spirit & Soul” (Enchanté)
Jerron Paxton / “Things Done Changed” (Smithsorian Folkways)
Katarina Pejak / “Pearls On A String” (Ruf)

Rééditions
• “Memphis Blues Box” (Bear Family)
Ray Charles / “Inspiration & Influence” (Frémeaux & Associés)
Lafayette Thomas / “Right Hand Man, Vol. 1 & 2” (Jasmine)
James Cleveland / “The King Of Gospel” (Frémeaux & Associés)
Pat Hare / “In Session” (Jasmine)

Concerts
Dawn Tyler Watson / Bay-Car Blues Festival, Grande-Synthe
Chicago Blues Festival 2024 / New Morning, Paris
Crystal Thomas / Rendez-Vous de l’Erdre, Nantes
Nick Moss Band feat. Dennis Gurenling / Bay-Car Blues Festival, Grande-Synthe
Shakura S’Aida / New Morning, Paris

Emma Ragot

Nouveautés
Rapsody / “Please Don’t Cry” (Jamla / Roc Nation)
Kaytranada / “Timeless” (RCA)
Childish Gambino / “Bando Stone & The New World” (RCA)
NxWorries / “Why Lawd?” (Stones Throw)
BLK ODYSSY / “1-800-FANTASY” (Earthchild/Empire)
MRCY / “Volume 1” (Dead Oceans)
Hiatus Kaiyote / “Love Heart Cheat Code” (Brainfeeder)
Rimon / “Children Of The Night” (Empire)

Révélations
Naomi Sharon / PopUp du Label, Paris
Lizzie Berchie / (première partie de Noname) Trabendo, Paris
LARA’ / “Luvology” (Earthchild/Empire)
BINA / Rock en Seine 2024
Doechii / L’Alhambra, Paris

Titres marquants
This is who I am / Celeste
• Drip sweat
/ Kaytranada (feat. Channel Tres)
City’s burning / Rimon
• Crystal tears
/ ElmieneEverything’s beautiful / Hiatus Kaiyote

Concerts
Tems / L’Olympia, Paris
Janelle Monáe / La Seine Musicale, Boulogne-Billancourt
Noname / Trabendo, Paris
Adi Oasis / La Cigale, Paris
BLK ODYSSY / La Bellevilloise, Paris

Nicolas Deshayes

Nouveautés• The Cinelli Brothers / “Almost Exactly” (Autopublié)
Johnny Burgin / “Ramblin’ From Coast To Coast” (Straight Shooter)
Rick Estrin & The Nightcats / “The Hits Keep Coming” (Alligator)
Greg Izor & The Royal WE / “Sustained Winds” (For The Road)
McKinley James / “Working Class Blues” (Archive)
Jontavious Willis / “West Georgia Blues” (Strolling Bones)
James Harman / “Didn’t We Have Some Fun Sometime” (Electro-Fi)
Eddie 9V / “Saratoga” (Ruf)

Révélations
The Tiger Beats (sur scène)
Yates McKendree (sur scène)
Jalen N’Gonda (sur scène)
The Golden Barrel Band (sur scène)
Corey Ledet Zydeco (sur disque)

Titres marquants
I need something sweet / Johnny Burgin
Ghost town / Hawaiian Pistoleros
Here come the shadow heroes / Lowland Brothers
Ghosted / Mark Hummel
Till it’s gone / McKinley James

Rééditions
Calvin Arnold / “Funky Way – Venture Recordings 1967-1969” (Kent Soul)
• “Walking To New Orleans – An Aural Accompaniment” (Jasmine)
Ray Charles / “Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music” (Tangerine)
Pat Hare / “In Session – I’m Gonna Murder My Baby – 1952-1962” (Jasmine)
Junior Parker / “Love Ain’t Nothin’ But A Business Goin’ On” (Mr Bongo)

Concerts
• The Tiger Beats / 5 Spot, Nashville, TN
• Blue Monday with Yates McKendree, Kevin McKendree, Steve Mackey & Pat O’Connor / Bluebird Cafe, Nashville, TN
Paul Kramer / Robert’s Western World, Nashville, TN
Alabama Mike / Rendez-Vous de l’Erdre, Sucé-sur-Erdre
Jalen N’Gonda / Stereolux, Nantes