Festivalis Kaunas Blues

2024 October 11-12 the second international city blues festival "Kaunas Blues": concerts by world-famous artists in the Kaunas sports hall, night jam sessions and a free daytime part in the station area

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October 11 | doors 18:00 | start at 19:00 | Kaunas sports hall

OTHMAN WAHABI (Canada/Morocco)

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The really amazing and intriguing thing about Othman Wahabi is that in 1983 he was born in Morocco, at the age of 22 he did not even come to the USA, but to Canada, but his music sounds like an authentic, strongly felt fruit of the blues tradition. One that seems more heavily influenced by archaic acoustic blues than its later modern variations. Perhaps the fact that Othman Wahabi absorbed the musical vibrations of West Africa, which seem to have a deep subconscious connection with American blues and especially its early version, led to this nature of his work. One that has a very strong foundation of early blues. On the other hand, O. Wahabi allows other stylistics around that foundation - funk, soul, even reggae.

Othman is the owner of an extremely rich voice. A great slide guitar master who sounds convincing both solo and with bands. The performer also pays a lot of attention to the lyrics (which also connects him with the early blues, after all, the text, the story sung by a person had a special meaning in it), in which the themes of spirituality, attention to social justice, and pain due to racism and other misfortunes and injustices are revealed.

2024 in February, O. Wahabi's new album called "Racines" came out, which has all this, and new current things, and connections between Africa and the blues. So get ready for fresh, relevant and deep-dive modern blues! That's exactly what O. Wahabi sounds like.

Othman Wahabi - guitars, vocals
Jay Golden - bass guitar
Ranul da Silva - drums

JJ THAMES & CRYSTAL THOMAS (USA)

Big Mama Blues

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What's a blues festival without blues divas? What's a blues festival without continuing the tradition of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, Big Mama Thornton, Etta James and countless other fiery and hypertalented blues ladies? JJ Thames and Crystal Thomas will fill this niche in their duet called Big Mama Blues. Two impressive vocalists, whose voices absorb both diverse personal experiences and echoes of Mississippi, Chicago and other musical centers of the USA.

JJ Thames, sometimes called the 'Mississippi Diva', is a singer from the cradle of soul music Detroit and heavily influenced by the style, hardened by her own complicated life, painful losses and long climb to her current success. Her performances are stormy, her charisma is amazing, her voice is like a blow, in which you can feel love, strength, rage, and pain.

Crystal Thomas is the owner of an impressive, especially rich voice who has adopted another deep blues tradition, lived through it and broadcasts it to new listeners. Having started singing at the age of two, growing up in a particularly musical family, surrounded by music, she later became a professional trombonist. When Crystal sings, she radiates power, confidence, self-confidence and shows everyone how to enjoy the moment; after all, blues in general is largely about the ability to surrender to the joy of the moment.

Artists:

JJ Thames - vocals

Crystal Thomas - vocals

Luca Giordano - guitar, vocals

Abramo Riti - keyboards

Walter Monini - bass guitar

Fabio Colella - drums

More information: www.gmgyvai.lt

The festival is financed by the Lithuanian Culture Council and Kaunas City Municipality

When buying 10 or more tickets, you can contact: vipklientai@bilietai.lt

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