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Blues master to enthral Delhi audience

Madhur Tankha

NEW DELHI: This may be his first tour to the country, but Blues master John Primer is no stranger to playing before a diverse and discerning audience.

The Grammy Award nominee -- who began strumming the guitar at an early age and then gravitated towards the Mecca of Blues, Chicago, to give his own performances -- will be performing at two venues in the Capital later this week.

Organised by Delhi Tourism in association with NDMC and the Delhi Government's Department of Culture, the "John Primer and The Real Deal Blues Band" will perform at Nehru Park this Thursday and at the Garden of Five Senses on Saturday under the Delhi-Chicago Sister Cities Programme.

There will be no entry fee for the concerts, but visitors would have to produce invitation cards available at the Delhi Tourism office on Baba Kharak Singh Marg.

Having cut his teeth with musical giants like Muddy Waters and Magic Slims in Blues music that is known as "the mother of all contemporary music" and owes its origin to the African American community, John is both an engaging storyteller and songwriter.

He was part of the famous Theresa Lounge and the Chicago All Stars Band, before Muddy Waters invited him to play with him in 1980. Not content with singing covers, he expanded his repertoire by penning down his own songs. This has led him to record nine CDs including "Stuff You Got to Watch", "Blues Behind Close Doors" and "Blue Steel".

For the Delhi concert, John will be backed by Daniel Beaver on harmonica, Michael Morrison on bass and Vernon Rodgers on drums. The opening act for the first two concerts also features the popular band Gautam Ghosh Collective.

"Blues music is for the marginalised and underprivileged. It was famous even during the time of Martin Luther King Junior," says Ghosh, who will be performing Jazz-laced world music.

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