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In the World: From Natchez to New York ()

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In the World: From Natchez to New York - Olu Dara
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  1. Okra
  2. Rain Shower
  3. Natchez Shopping Blues
  4. Your Lips
  5. Harlem Country Girl
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  1. Okra
  2. Rain Shower
  3. Natchez Shopping Blues
  4. Your Lips
  5. Harlem Country Girl
  6. Zora
  7. Young Mama
  8. Bubber (If Only)
  9. Father Blues
  10. Jungle Jay
  11. Kiane
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In the World: From Natchez to New York is certainly a surprise. Well known as a lyrical avant-garde cornetist, Olu Dara emerges here as an effective country-blues singer and guitarist. Fortunately, Dara does not neglect his cornet but the music is definitely much different than one might expect. The material, all written by Dara, deals with country life, difficulties with love, and survival in today's society, and includes a tribute to the vegetable and fruit peddlers of yesteryear ("Okra"). A few numbers feature other ...

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In the World: From Natchez to New York 1998, Atlantic

UPC: 075678307720

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