Size: 104,2 MB
Time: 44:25
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues Rock
Art: Front
01. I Wanna Please My Baby (4:20)
02. Tony My German Friend (3:53)
03. I Feel So Blessed (Feat. Maria Joao) (4:50)
04. I've Been Down (3:52)
05. Emigrant Song (5:03)
06. I Do The Walk (3:53)
07. Gotta Do Something (3:46)
08. Chicken Dance (3:04)
09. Blues Going Down (Feat. Paul Lamb) (3:33)
10. The Sun Is Shining Above The Clouds (Feat. Alex Liberalli) (8:07)
Budda Power Blues are a Portuguese Power Trio that plays the blues from the guts. They deliver a punchy powerful, soulful, electric blues that makes you want to jump and shout. But they don’t do it on their own! The audience is always their 4th member, making every show a celebration of blues and life itself. Rumbling Bass, Power Drums, Overdriven Guitar, and Power Vocals makes Budda Power Blues one of a kind.
But don’t be mistaken: they can also be gentle and the dynamics may vary from blasting to whisper!
Budda Power blues were born in 2004 with the goal of being a laboratory band, where the three musicians could adventure into the improvisation world without any commercial compromises. But soon the band took off and got bigger than anyone ever imagined. They recorded the first record in 2005, in Ferro, Covilha, naming it“Wanted”. It includes 3 of Budda’s own creations and several covers. This record sold out pretty soon, and in 2008 they release their 2nd record“Busted”, at Gaia Blues Festival, where they performed alongsideShemekia CopelandandSherman Robertson. This 2nd album features 3 of Budda’s original songs and 10 other covers. At this time band starts to get known for their twisted covers and their power improvisation and long jams, being able to be simultaneously musical and entertaining.
The band tours all Portuguese festivals and in 2010 they release their 3rd record honoring the 40th anniversary of Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys record. They named it “Kind of Gypsys” because, as usual, the band turned the Hendrix record upside down and completely changed the arrangements. In order to keep the spirit of the original record, Budda and his band mates went to studio with no previous rehearsals, and for two days they worked and recorded live on tape the entire album, jamming and creating on the flow of the moment. It was the first record they made live and with no overdubs, and it captures the real spirit of this power Trio, and of the original Band of Gypsys. The mixing approach was also influenced by that period of late 60’s and early 70’s, as the drums are on the left, the guitar is on the right and the vocal and bass are at the center. The record was remixed and remastered in 2011, with a more conventional mix, after the first edition sold out.
In 2013 Budda Power Blues releases their 4th record, and the first made only with Budda’s original songs and lyrics. “One in a Million” is acclaimed by critics and fans as the band’s best record, and it took Budda Power Blues to a next level. They played in all of the Portuguese blues festivals again, and have been considered by critics as the best Portuguese blues band, and Budda as the best bluesman in Portugal.
Besides playing their own act, Budda power Blues were chosen by Shirley King (BB King’s daughter) to be her band in Europe. Budda Power Blues played with the Daughter of the blues in Gaia Blues Festival and Lisbon Blues Fest.
2013 also marks the first international act for Budda power Blues. And what better place to start their international career than the Blues Garage in Hannover, Germany? In this mythical venue played names such as Buddy Guy, Robert Cray, Joe Bonamassa, Gov’t Mule, Robben Ford, Keith Richards, Glenn Hughes, just to name a few.
Budda Power Blues
