Blues legend Eric Bibb has today released his critically acclaimed new album Ridin’, shortly ahead of an extensive UK headline tour. “At 71, Eric Bibb has made a late-life classic. * * * * ” — Mojo “Beautifully crafted…a wonderfully written songbook that adds to the numerous volumes in the[…]
Eric Bibb’s debut album on Provogue Records: “The blues troubadour writes a heartfelt letter to his home country” With special guests: Ron Carter, Eric Gales, Shaneeka Simon, Chuck Campbell, Billy Branch, Tommy Sims, Glen Scott & Lisa Mills Buy your Dear America CD, vinyl here
Pursuing a career spanning five decades, never resting on his laurels, always on the move, Eric Bibb has a full bag of stories to tell from around the world. So, here comes Global Griot, global indeed, recorded in France, Sweden, Jamaica, Ghana, Canada, the UK and the US ! If[…]
Eric Bibb, North Country Far and Danny Thompson The Happiest Man in the World is a 14-track tasty gumbo of country blues songs recorded in the English countryside with an exuberant, soulful spirit that feels like the perfect soundtrack for relaxing on the back porch or the front parlor. Led by multiple[…]
Sisters & Brothers, The joy of making music and sharing it with you is a big part of my life. Another big part is travelling and getting to know folks from many places. This exposure to different cultures has led me to think of myself as a citizen of the[…]
Eric Bibb’s new album is both a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, and a homage to the original “blues people,” the Afro-American creators of a style celebrated today as part of the common heritage of mankind. “Blues People” is an album voluntarily bare, haunted by the[…]
A compendium of Eric Bibb’s best recordings from the past decade. 50 tracks, 3 CD’s, three hours and twenty minutes of outstanding music. Considering the high level of quality that any Eric Bibb album has, one can imagine how exciting a collection of his favourite tunes, recorded between 2003 and[…]
“The new record is an ambitious studio project that’s been a few years in the making,” says Eric Bibb about Jericho Road. “It was produced by Glen Scott, a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, recording engineer, arranger and producer, who I’ve had the pleasure of collaborating with on several earlier albums. This record reflects many[…]
American singer/guitarist Eric Bibb and West African singer/guitarist Habib Koité have come together for Brothers in Bamako. It is an exciting gumbo of the two artists’ influences of blues, folk, gospel and world music. The 13 tracks on Brothers in Bamako showcase songs penned by each artist, as well as several written together,[…]