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Guelel Kumba hails from Senegal, West Africa. He is of the Fulani tribe and moved to
Oxford Mississippi a few years ago where he met several local blues musicians. They soon discovered that
the traditional music of Guelel’s tribe blended perfectly with the Hill Country style of blues that the rest of the
band had been playing all of their lives. The results of this musical fusion is a refreshing blend that
they like to call World Boogie. It was produced by Grammy award winner Jimbo Mathus and recorded at his
Delta Recording Service in Como Mississippi for Hill Country Records. Featuring Junior Kimbrough’s
Chulahoma Juke Band, the band consists of Guelel Kumba on vocals and acoustic guitar, Eric Deaton on electric guitar, Kinney
Kimbrough on drums, Papa Assane M’baye on percussion, and Justin Showah on bass with guest trombonist Jeff Callaway.
To check it out, click here.
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