Nico Wayne Toussaint - Transatlantic Live (2 CD) [gnodde]
Nico Wayne Toussaint was born in France in 1973. He grows up in a family of artists and musicians and gets his first encounter with the blues at the age of 15, with the record of Muddy Waters and James Cotton Hard Again. Three years later, he has put a name on the kind of blues that he digs the most : Chicago Blues.
He picks the harmonica at the age of 17, influenced by his all time mentor James Cotton. At the same time that he enters University, he begins giging and fronting his own band featuring his father on piano. NICO AND THE US : Since 1992, Nico has developped strong ties with the United States, visiting every year his American uncle in Minneapolis (Nico gets his middle name Wayne after him). There, he starts meeting with the local scene and specially with harmonica player RJ Mischo who gives Nico many opportunities to jam on his gigs. He also works as a waiter in the famous Blues Saloon, getting chances to play with local and national acts such as Jimmy Johnson, Michael Coleman, The Forbidden Pigs and others.
One gets the best of Nico Wayne Toussaint on stage where his charisma, professionalism, passion and stage presence shine the most and make a difference with other performers. Awarded many times as Best French and European harp player, he is considered as one of the top European blues artists. Since 1998, he has toured festivals and clubs in Europe and Canada, USA, Syria, Ecuador, Macedonia, Nigeria and Tunisia.
The "Transatlantic Live"-album contains 2 concerts: CD 1 is a concert in Tournon D'Agenais, FR, and CD 2 in Boston, MA.
Tracks:
CD 1:
01 - What A Woman
02 - Can't You Tell
03 - I Can't Stop Playing' The Blues
04 - Nineteen Years Old
05 - I Want More
06 - Mercy Mercy Mercy
07 - Night Crazy
08 - No Sweat
09 - Introduction
10 - When The Bobcat Play
11 - Close To You
12 - Wang Dang Doodle
13 - Shake Your Hips
CD 2:
01 - Blow Wind Blow
02 - Blues In My Sleep
03 - Any Time You Want
04 - Barbara
05 - Introduction
06 - R.J.'s Shuffle
07 - Love Me Or Leave Me
08 - You Don't Have To Go
09 - The Same Thing
10 - Midnight Creeper
11 - Give Me A Kiss Baby
12 - Introduction
13 - Walking Down College Street
14 - Mighty Long Time
All in MP3 @ 320kbps
