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Comin' Home To Mali

from Laid Out My Seed by Blind John O'Gunn

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Blind John O'Gunn is a bluesman from Mali.

I discovered this 19 year old boy when I was on holidays in Mali, back in 2009, He is now 22.

I found him playing guitar, singing and stomping near the Djinguereber Mosque, Timbuktu, and I talked to him for a while.

He learned some english while guiding tourists around the city, and since was given a rugged mp3 player with a John Lee Hooker compilation, he found his inspiration to write and perform his own songs.

You can recognize him by his unique message, written in cardboard: "accepting food, cash or batteries".

So I sat down with him, put my mp3 player in record mode, we jammed through a couple of his songs, and I was completely blown away!

We became close friends, and I offered to help getting his music heard and his talent known, so I became his "manager".

Due to the poor quality of these recording, I decided to put those songs up for free download: "Scarecrow Blues" in 2009 and "Blues Is All That Is Real" in 2010, a presumedly posthumous release.

On February 8th 2010, I heard the news that John was found dead. A friend in Timbuktu told me so, and for 3 years, I believed he was gone for good. To my overwhelming surprise, I got a call recently from Blind John himself! After we met, he decided to "travel around", and so he did, for the last 3 years and a half.

They say that best things come in 3's, and so on September 2013, 3 new songs are now available, 3 years after the last known recording was published. "Laid Out My Seed", "Comin' Home To Mali" and "Baby Got No Love" are as raw as one could expect from a man who's got as much talent as the size of his soul.

This new record is available on CD format, in a limited edition of 20 handcrafted copies (30USD/23EUR + shipping). All sales revenues and donations will be used to buy Blind John O'Gunn some recording equipment. You can order it by email: blindjohnogunn@gmail.com.

lyrics

coming home to mali
wish that i could stay
coming home to mali
for another day

coming home to mali
mali is the place

coming home to mali
staying for one night
coming home to mali
feeling heart is tight

coming home to mali
mali is the place

coming home to mali
meeting all my friends
coming home to mali
glad to see you again

coming home to mali
mali is the place

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from Laid Out My Seed, released September 3, 2013
Written and performed by Blind John O'Gunn

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Blind John O'Gunn Timbuktu, Mali

Blind John O'Gunn is a bluesman from Mali. I found him playing in Timbuktu, with a cardboard message saying: "accepting food, cash or batteries".

In 2010, John was reported dead, but I got a call recently from him, he was just travelling around for the last 3 years.

3 new songs are now available, and they are as raw as one could expect from a man who's got as much talent as the size of his soul. ... more

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