Kaliopi & the Blues Messengers have honed in on seven selected works of Memphis Minnie as a foundation and included a homage to Koko Taylor having developed their unique texture of double-bass & brushes shufflin’ grooves, layered with dixie piano, weaving clarinet, and delta guitar, topped with Kaliopi's soulful vocals for these powerful
Kaliopi & the Blues Messengers have honed in on seven selected works of Memphis Minnie as a foundation and included a homage to Koko Taylor having developed their unique texture of double-bass & brushes shufflin’ grooves, layered with dixie piano, weaving clarinet, and delta guitar, topped with Kaliopi's soulful vocals for these powerful heroine herstory legends (summaries of tracks legend and interpretations included):
Black Cat Blues:
A sexually liberating song celebrating ownership of one's own body within the sex industry as a working woman and madam in her house.
Kissin' In The Dark:
A song shining a light on forbidden love, unplanned pregnancies, unprotected sex, morning sickness, and shotgun weddings.
Messin' With The Blues:
A song exposing a groomer's use and abuse of love and trust selling favours for fame, and dangling carrots and crystals for control & ownership.
Hoodoo Lady:
A song valuing imagination and boundless magic beyond intellectual reasoning limitations under subordination, cruelty, and displacement.
When the Levee Breaks:
A song resonating with climate change that was particularly felt for our friends in Lismore and Northern Rivers during the 2022 floods.
Troublin' Blues:
A song reflecting our current struggles with the cost of living, housing crisis, employment, power, fuel, and relationships.
Dirty Mother Fur Ya:
A song protesting domestic violence, substance abuse, systemic corruption, and community nuisance to a woman's vengeful settlement.
I Hate To See The Sun Go Down:
A song rejecting sundown syndrome and depression with suicidal tendencies prevalent after a long day or life of struggling with oppression.
Chauffeur Blues:
An empowering song celebrating matriarchal leadership steering a driving car and controlling one's direction at all costs.
Voodoo Woman:
A song celebrating women's power resilience black magic and relentless strength driven with sisterhood compassion and geddesses
