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    Sarah Webster Fabio Jujus - Alchemy of the Blues

    Smithsonian Folkways
    • Sarah Webster Fabio – The hand that rocks
    • Sarah Webster Fabio – Sweet songs
    • Sarah Webster Fabio – Juju for Grandma
    • Sarah Webster Fabio – Chromo
    • Sarah Webster Fabio – Still, a Red Hot Axe
    • Sarah Webster Fabio – If we come as soft rain
    • Sarah Webster Fabio – Jujus/Alchemy of the blues
    • Sarah Webster Fabio – Jujus/Alchemy of the blues (instrumental)
    • 1. The hand that rocks
    • 2. Sweet songs
    • 3. Juju for Grandma
    • 4. Chromo
    • 5. Still, a Red Hot Axe
    • 6. If we come as soft rain
    • 7. Jujus/Alchemy of the blues
    • 8. Jujus/Alchemy of the blues (instrumental)

    Super-tough funky, funky, funky female proto-rap poetry from Sarah Webster Fabio. Killer!

    Armed with an incredible rhythm section this album is a classic and laid the trail for the likes of Jil Scott and Erykah Badu! Includes the B-Boy breaks gem 'Sweet Songs'!

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