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West African Music, banjo, Americana - A Griot In Memphis

from Of Wood and Spirit by Jim "Kimo" West

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    The third installment of Kimoʻs Grammy-winning Guitar Stories series is a dreamy and transcendental journey across America.. Open-tuned acoustic guitar is the focus, augmented by a host of top notch players including Greg Leisz (pedal steel),Jimmy Johnson (fretless bass), MB Gordy (percussion), Gabe Witcher (fiddle), Michael Manring (fretless bass, Ken Emerson (lap steel), Charlie Bisharat (violin), Ron Korb ( native flute) Simone Vitucci (cello), Craig Eastman (fiddle)Mike Witcher (dobro), David Naiditch ( chromatic harmonica), Robert "Bobomatic" West ( blues harmonica)
    Produced my Jim "Kimo" West
    Recorded and mixed by Jim ʻKimo" West
    Additional engineering: Lucas Fehring
    Mastered by John Golden, Golden Mastering
    Album art direction: Greg Makaʻala Porth

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The banjo has its roots in Africa and was originally a fretless gut-stringed gourd instrument not unlike the kora or ngoni. These instruments were played by the nomadic griot clans who shared stories, history and genealogies through music and song. The forerunner of the banjo made its way to America during the early days of slavery and after many years became what it is today.

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from Of Wood and Spirit, released July 14, 2023
Kimo: six-string banjo, slack key guitar, Moog guitar, prepared guitar, synth pads
Tuning: G minor

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Jim "Kimo" West Los Angeles, California

Jim ʻKimo” West is regarded as one of the world’s foremost Hawaiian “slack key” guitar artists. He is a 2021 Grammy winner for his CD, “More Guitar Stories”, a 2019 Grammy nominee for "Moku Maluhia-Peaceful Island and a four-time Na Hoku Hanohano (the Hawaiian ‘Grammy’) nominee.
His music has garnered over seventy-five million plays in streaming media. ... more

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