Bman's Blues Report

I just received the newest release, Zalo's Blues from Gonzalo Bergara and it's terrific! Opening with instrumental, Drawback , a quick paced shuffle, you'd swear you were listening to Gatemouth Brown featuring Gonzalo on Guitar, Mariano D'Andrea on bass and Maximiliano on drums. These guys are hot and flaming! On rock and roller, Drinking , Chuck berry Style, Gonzalo steps up to the mic and shows his appreciation of fine rock. This stuff is pure and fun ... dig the riffs! This release doesn't have any weak spots and this is one of my favorites on the release. Singing My Song puts me in mind of a song, Made Into A Movie, from one of the best (sleeper) ZZ Top albums, XXX. If you don't have it....get it! This is a dramatic ballad with smoking hot emotional blues guitar soloing. Excellent! Opening with Jimmy Reed himself, You Don't Have To Go is augmented by the band and Gonzalo's vocals are sticky and the pace is amazing. This is the blues...yes! Exce...

I just received the newest release, Southside Blues from Daniel DeVita and it's great! The feeling starts on the front of the cover with a blues player sitting in a dark wood trimmed room, surrounded by vintage guitars and amp equipment, holding a vintage mic and wearing blue and orange shoes. This screams old style Chicago! On yeah, and there is a mono stereo compatible note on the CD. Nice touch! This is the attention that DeVita has put into this really cool release. Opening with John Brim's, You Got Me Where You Want Me , DeVita leads on vocal and guitar, backed by Mariano D'Andrea on bass, Gabriel Cabiaglia on drums and featuring Nicolas Smoljan on harp. This track smells like Chicago! Excellent! On Little Walter's, One Of These Mornings , DeVita really lays out some tasty guitar riffs and this release is rolling. Muddy Waters' Standing Around Crying is up next and DeVita really nails it. The soulful vocals, the slinky slide and howlin' harp... excell...

ADRIAN JIMENEZ nació en Buenos Aires el 16 de Enero de 1971. Sus primeros pasos con la armónica los dio a partir del año 90 estudiando con Luis Robinson durante un año aproximadamente. Luego tuvo la oportunidad de estudiar con Bruce Ewan (armonicista de Washington, USA) También asistió a las clinicas de Billy Branch (de Chicago, USA), Flavio Guimaraes (de Río de Janeiro, Brasil) y Norton Buffalo (de California, USA) continuando en constante formación y evolución como autodidacta. Endorser desde 1999 de la marca de armónicas Hohnner en Argentina. Comenzó a actuar profesionalmente recorriendo el circuito porteño y el interior del país, a partir del año 1993 con: Insoluble, La Texaco, La Suburbana, The Cotton Pikers, Blues del Sur, entre otras. También participa desde el año 1995 tocando country blues junto a Gabriel Gratzer y la agrupación The Country Blues Boy’s. Además de tocar como invitado en bandas del circuito local como la King Size, Easy Baby, etc. Participó en el Primer Bue...

Adrian Jimenez was born 16th January 1971 in Buenos Aires. He started his first steps with the harmonica in 1990, taking lessons with Luis Robinson, for over a year. After that, he had the opportunity to study with Bruce Ewan (harp player from Washington, USA). He also attended several master classes with Billy Branch (from Chicago, USA), Flavio Guimaraes (from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), and Norton Buffalo (from California, USA), and constantly improving as a self-taught person. He has been sponsored by Hohnner since 1999. He has been part of the Argentinian blues scene since 1993, performing in the most important clubs in Buenos Aires and in the rest of the country with several bands such as: Insoluble, La Texaco, La Suburbana, The Cotton Pickers, Blues del Sur, etc. He also plays country blues since 1995 with Gabriel Gratzer and “The Country Blues Boys”. He has also performed as guest with local blues bands, such as King Size, Easy Baby, etc. He has been an outstanding performer in s...

LA VIEJA RUTA ya lleva 20 años haciendo sonar sus blues en escenarios porteños, bonaerenses y de otras regiones de la Argentina. En sus primeras apariciones, la banda formó como quinteto donde ya se encontraban Walter René en voz y armónica, Fernando Heller en guitarra, Adrián Scollo en batería. Al poco tiempo, luego de la incorporación de Hugo Borchert (bajo) y Ariel Rogé (guitarra) comenzó a definir su estilo. El alejamiento de Hugo Borchert en 1999, dio paso a la incorporación de Daniel Garavaglia en bajo. A mediados del 2009, se suma Ariel Masini en teclados y Martín Tojo en saxo, quedando así la conformación actual: WALTER ¨RANA¨ RENE: VOZ Y ARMONICA ARIEL ROGE: GUITARRA FERNANDO HELLER: GUITARRA DANIEL GARAVAGLIA: BAJO ADRIAN SCOLLO: BATERIA ARIEL MASINI: TECLADOS MARTIN TOJO: SAXO PABLO CABRERA: SAXO If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, -  ”LIKE” ...

Claudio Gabis (Buenos Aires, 18 de marzo de 1949), guitarrista, compositor y pedagogo, es uno de los fundadores del movimiento de Rock de Argentina y pionero del blues en ese país.1 Entre sus contribuciones se incluyen las que realizó con el trío Manal, considerado junto a Almendra y Los Gatos, grupo fundacional del Rock argentino.2 Posteriormente fue integrante de La Pesada del Rock and Roll, con la cual grabó varios discos, entre ellos Vida, el primero del dúo Sui Generis.3 Gabis ha colaborado, además, con artistas argentinos, brasileños y españoles y desarrollado actividades docentes en el campo de la música moderna “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to know even one life has br...

Somos una banda de blues formada por mujeres, en constante aprendizaje. Daiana Gallo en armónica, Vanesa Harbek en guitarra, Juju Estrin en batería y Jes Condado en bajo y voz. La banda comienza en Abril 2010 influenciadas por Blues, Funk Blues, Country Rock, Soul, y por tantos referentes que nos resulta dificil listar. Escuchamos y aprendemos. Y transmitimos con toda energía nuestra interpretación de este genero. Aquí publicaremos fotos, videos, comentarios y eventos de la banda. If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! - ”LIKE”

NACHO LADISA: Su primera formación musical lo acerca al Blues y al rock, participando en varias bandas hasta el año 2000 donde se une a la banda de blues tradicional "La Caterva", con esta agrupación ha tocado en lugares como: Blues Special Club, Jazz & Blues, Honkers Club, participando también en el programa de cable Jazz & Blues y en programas radiales de Blues como el de Adrián Flores. Con Brotzman y Torres Blues Band participó dos años consecutivos del festival de Jazz en el Subte. Además se sumó a la Blues Special Band como guitarrista ocasional y acompañó a distintos armonicistas de la escena local. En el 2003 perfecciona sus estudios en el SADEM como músico interprete de música popular. A partir del año 2006 se suma a las Ranas Criollas, banda formada por el legendario Javier "ciego" Gofman a quien acompaña por mas de tres años. Desde el 2007 se desempeña como profesor de guitarra en la Escuela de Blues. Es integrante del equipo de Blues En Movimiento...

Pappo is the pseudonym of Argentine blues and metal/rock musician Norberto Napolitano (Santa Isabel, 10 March 1950 – Luján, Buenos Aires Province, 24 February 2005). Norberto Napolitano was born in Santa Isabel, province of Santa Fe. Since his youth he felt great interest in music. His early influences were The Rolling Stones, Freddie King, BB King, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Manal. During the late 60's and throughout the 70's, was part of the so called argentinian rock. Started being Manal, occasional guitarist but soon is part of Los Gatos and Los Abuelos de la Nada. In 1971, form "Pappo's Blues" and that same year he released his first album. Also was part of the 1973 documentary "Hasta que se ponga el sol". During the first season of Pappo's Blues in the '70s there were several member changes, Napolitano was the only constant member, in addition to vary the sound from Blues to Hard Rock. Between 1975 and 1978 lived in England, where was i...

Somos una banda de blues formada por mujeres, en constante aprendizaje. La banda comienza en Abril 2010 influenciadas por Blues, Funk Blues, Country Rock, Soul, y por tantos referentes que nos resulta dificil listar. Escuchamos y aprendemos. Y transmitimos con toda energía nuestra interpretación de este genero. Aquí publicaremos fotos, videos, comentarios y eventos de la banda. If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! - ”LIKE”

Soloist of the delta blues of the Mississippi, as the pionerios, Robert Johnson, Are House, Blind Willie Johnson, Charlie Patton. Dobro of wood, national steel (dobro of Steel), harmonica, voice and many slide. For 5 years it formed a band of blues " Open Eyes ". After this dissolution it was ten years without touching, for private motives. After this period it shut itself up for almost three years, five daily hours perfecting the style deep south, I authenticate blues, blues of the delta of the Mississippi (thing not easy at all) After this period he started trying to "forget" the style Robert Johnson, to be able to be to if same musically speaking. Today it has all the espectativas put in spreading this music. Here in Argentina and opened to proposals of the exterior, it comes 2011 with five discs recorded in study, one in alive and two dvd for a channel of television of Dark-haired person. To bearing it in mind. From Argentina: Goyo Delta Blues If you like what ...

I have recently received a copy of a debut release from a new blues band from Argentina. The band is called The Jackpot$ and the recording is called Playin' The Blues (By The Rules) . Eleven tracks (plus a bonus) in all this is a cd to hear! I have been listening to this recording for a few days and I have to say...It's great!! Sure, there are some things on here that seem unusual to my ear but I really like this cd. The cd has a familiar sound but I won't try to box it in because it is alive. Black Train Boogie is a strong harp driven track with solid vocals and solid rhythm. Treat Me Right is an upbeat boogie blues with that heavy bass and drum rhythm. The harp is always present and strong. This song also has a really cool almost Butterfield Blues Band sounding guitar solo. I don't know if you're getting me but this is good. I'm Going To Pawn My Guitar is a cool blues over the Latin beat which has a very cool guitar solo and some unconventional riffs to ge...

Claudio Gabis (Buenos Aires, March 18, 1949), guitarist, composer, is one of the founders of the rock movement of Argentina and pioneering of the blues there. Between his contributions are the trio Manal, considered along with Almond and The Cats, a foundation group of the Rock Argentino. Later was a member of The Bore of the Rock and Roll, with which he recorded several discs, between them Life, the first one of the duo Sui Generis. Gabis has collaborated, also, with Argentine, artists Brazilian and Spanish and developed teaching activities in the field of the modern music. If you like what I’m doing, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! - ”LIKE”

Danny Vincent, composer, guitarist and Argentinian producer is undoubtedly one of the most important exponents of the Blues in Brazil. After 3 discs cut in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Danny reached Brazil in 1990. He established the Albatross Blues Band and formed his current band in 1994, and from that time, he has been touching any Brazilian territory, Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia, more than 1200 presentations. The fusion between the Blues Americano and the Latin Rock has been giving an unmistakable color to his shows, which cost him be considered today the only loyal guitarist of the legate Santana in the Latin America. In 1996 cut for the Paradoxx his CD “ Blues at Close-up Creaks ” when Leaf of Sao Paulo, Newspaper of the Afternoon, Guitar Player and Backstage was complimented on the media. In 1997 he makes Culture a special one for the TV near Nuno Mindelis. He has been touching the most important festivals of Blues Internacionais already done in Brazil (“ Nescafé and Blues ” version...

En 1965, a los 9 años, Alambre González descubre su pasión por la música, desde que su padre le regala su primera guitarra española... En su casa de Colegiales escucha folklore, tangos, boleros... Lo convocan para formar su primer proyecto de música folklórica en la escuela primaria, siendo invitado a participar como la revelación de un nuevo grupo de jóvenes en la reconocida "Misa Criolla" de Ariel Ramírez. Hoy algunos integrantes de aquella experiencia son conocidos en ese género. En el año 1970 empieza a escuchar algunos discos de Rock y llega a sus manos un LP de Jimi Hendrix ( Isla de White ), regalo de un amigo que llegaba de EE.UU. a Bs. As. ahí se produce un cambio importante en sus ideales y descubre su pasión por el Rock & Roll. En el año 1975 con unos amigos forma su primera banda donde hace covers de Jeff Beck, Johnny Winter, Cream, Pappo's Blues. Desordenando bateas de vinilo, colecciona discos (LP) de música negra, soul, R & B, Otis Reding, Albert Ki...

A powerful blues band from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Gabriel Heller - Guitarra Ariel Roge - Guitarra Walter Rene - Voz / Harmonica Adrian Scollo - Bateria Ariel Masini - Piano / Hammond Martin Tojo - Saxo Daniel Garavaglia - Bajo Write on our Facebook Wall or post your Photos of great blues events! -  Here

Musician born in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentinia student of the classical guitar from at the age of 14, then to devote to the rock music, touching in varied places and fighting against repressive systems of the military governments of his country, this way gaining experience and force as musician and person. Already of adult he was in several bands, but after forty years and, in spite of to seeing time with important bands of his country, as Vox Dei, Jorge Pinchevsky band, Black Amaya, Ripper, Gigolo, Roxy Band, Avalanche, and some others, and also to sharing jam session with important musicians as king Albert, Albert collins, Tag Majal, BB King blues band, Jeff Halley, and some other artists of the world, it could not achieve his recognition in the musical Argentine climate. Three years with the now with the band of Alejandro Medina he began his soloist's career .Now is on tour for America. He settled in Mexico City, achieving big success in this country and world recog...

Adrian Jimenez was born 16th January 1971 in Buenos Aires. He started his first steps with the harmonica in 1990, taking lessons with Luis Robinson, for over a year. After that, he had the opportunity to study with Bruce Ewan (harp player from Washington, USA). He also attended several master classes with Billy Branch (from Chicago, USA), Flavio Guimaraes (from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), and Norton Buffalo (from California, USA), and constantly improving as a self-taught person. He has been sponsored by Hohnner since 1999. He has been part of the Argentinian blues scene since 1993, performing in the most important clubs in Buenos Aires and in the rest of the country with several bands such as: Insoluble, La Texaco, La Suburbana, The Cotton Pickers, Blues del Sur, etc. He also plays country blues since 1995 with Gabriel Gratzer and “The Country Blues Boys”. He has also performed as guest with local blues bands, such as King Size, Easy Baby, etc. He has been an outstanding performe...

Gabriel Gratzer is one of the most important Argentine Country Bluesman. In 2006 he was distinguished as the "Ambassador of the Argentine Blues around the world" when he ended his international tour playing Europe, Asia, South America and Argentina. He's the founder and director of the first Argetnine Blues School. He has 4 records, and "I'm Goin Home" his 1998 recording was the first country blues cd ever record in South America. Between 1998 andy 2005 he open's every international blues show in Buenos Aires on the Blues Special Club like John Primer, Eddie C. Campbell, Dave Myers, Jimmy Dawkins, Billy Branch, James Wheleer, Carlos Johnson, Lorenzo Thompson, Larry Mc Cray, ones. He also played with the Gregory Hopkins "All Saints Gospel Quartet" and also in every country show in Buenos Aires. He was distinguished because of his education work with the blues. Write on our Facebook Wall or post your Photos of great blues events! -  Here

Demian Dominguez is the most promising Blues/Rock artist ever to emerge from the Latin American, and Spanish cultures. His musicianship and virtuosity sounds so authentically Blues that you would think him a native of the Southern United States, rather than his native Argentina and current home in Barcelona, Spain. Not since the British invasion of the late sixties have we seen a guitarist/vocalist outside the U.S. so adroit at interpreting this indigenous American music and this is amply demonstrated on Demian Band's newest CD release, "Tattoo'd Fish". The Blues may have originated in the U.S., but clearly it now belongs to the world! A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Demian has been devoted to his music and his musical career since the age of 12. At the young age of 15 he achieved a unique opportunity, and received excellent reviews, when he was chosen as the opening artist for Jimmie Vaughan, Los Lobos and Roy Rogers at Huracan Stadium in Buenos Aires, in a trib...