BLACKBURN BROTHERS - "SoulFunkn’BLUES”

BLACKBURN BROTHERS "SoulFunkn’BLUES” IS AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE VIA ELECTRO-FI RECORDS Electro-Fi Records proudly announces the powerful new album from the Blackburn Brothers, SoulFunkn’BLUES.

The Brothers are already multi-award winning heroes in their native Canada, with a legacy that traces back through their acclaimed father, R&B star Bobby Dean Blackburn, and a family history that goes proudly back to the Underground Railroad and an escaped slave who made his way to freedom in the very early 1800s. 

To any newcomer to the Blackburns’ music, the album is a revelation – relentless, funky driving rhythms, deep and complex layers of vocals and instrumentation that take off from steady rocking groves and fly with abandon before sticking a perfect landing. Lead vocals combine in harmony, alternate conversationally or meld via vocorder with guitar lines and effects, while tightly arranged background vocals and punchy horns work with the keys and guitars in a mix that’s thickly layered yet somehow magically transparent. The songs deliver soulful, uplifting messages of love, freedom, and inspiration.

“Soul is the signature, Funk is the feel, and BLUES is the foundation.” –Brooke Blackburn 

“SoulFunkn’BLUES is an eleven-track tribute to all the trailblazers and all the ancestors and forgotten tribes who taught the Blackburn Brothers the importance of history, blues, soul, groove, rhythm, and life.” writes Shakura S’Aida in the album's liner notes. 

The Blackburn Brothers – Duane (lead vocals, organ, piano, vocorder), Brooke (guitar, bass, background vocals), Cory (drums percussion, background vocals), Robert (guitar, background vocals), and cousin Nathan (bass guitar) – evoke comparison with the great funky, bluesy soul groups of the past, adding their signature touches that make them totally unique. 

Blackburn Brothers received the Maple Blues Award for BEST NEW BAND in 2010, and a JUNO nomination for BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR in 2016, with numerous award nominations and accolades following.

SoulFunkn’BLUES is available worldwide from Electro-Fi Records September 1, 2023.

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Bobby's Blues She's A Heartbreaker Let The Devil Play Soul Brother Won't You Let Me Go Sister Rosa

Why Do I Do (What I Do) Be My Wife Freedom Train Little Sister I Don't Ever Want To Be Alone

Duane Blackburn - Lead vocals, piano, organ and vocorder 
Brooke Blackburn - Guitar and background vocals
Cory Blackburn - Drums, percussion and background vocals
Robert Blackburn - Guitar and background vocals
Nathan Blackburn - Bass guitar
Mark Ayee - Bass guitar - track 6
Howard Ayee - Bass guitar - track 9
Roger Williams - Bass guitar - track 4
Paige Armstrong - Guest guitar solo - track 2
Neil Braithwaite - Tenor Sax - tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11
Ted Peters - Trombone - tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11
Pat Perez - Horns - track 6

Produced and mastered by Howard Ayee
Recorded, mixed and engineered by Cory Blackburn, Grey Roots Audio 
Additional Recordings by Brooke, Duane and Clay Semkiw - Blackburn
Executive Producer: Andrew Galloway  
All Horn Arrangements: Neil Braithwaite & Ted Peters
Cover Design: Linda Martinello    
Cover Photography: Laura Carbone 
Creative Visual Supervisor: Bruce Greenaway  

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