With this new cd Corey Harris comes back to blues roots in all its facets and varieties, so he moves away from his previous musical points of view, much more anchored in African music he has deeply and fully studied Singer and guitar player Corey Harris was born in 1969 in Denver, Colorado Since he was a young boy he was deeply impressed by Mississippi Delta blues and he soon became a skillful player of that style He really loved the music of his ancestors and this passion led him to study anthropology and travel to Cameroon after his graduation Back in the USA, Corey decided to settle for some time in New Orleans singing and playing guitar, trumpet and kazoo at the city streets Harris belongs to the new generation of the acoustic blues like Eric Bibb or Alvin Youngblood Hart who tastefully mix different music styles and faces This is an album that will appeal both Corey’s fans who love him when he investigates the sources of the popular African music and the more purist tasters of roots blues In fact, most blues lovers will recognize and fully identify themselves in many of the sixteen cuts included in Fulton Blues