Corey Harris

Corey Harris ( born February 21, 1969 in Denver, Colorado ) is an American blues and reggae guitarist, singer and songwriter.

As a student, Harris played in a rock and roll band the guitar. In Maine, he earned a degree in anthropology. He then studied in Cameroon African languages ​​and enthusiastic about the original African music.

He worked as a language teacher in Louisiana and made music in his spare time in the near New Orleans. In 1995 he released his first album, Between Midnight and Day, which was enthusiastically received.

1998 Harris worked with Billy Bragg and Wilco on the album Mermaid Avenue. In 2000 he began collaborating with pianist Henry Butler - result was the album Vi Dü Menz.

In 2003, Harris with Bobby Rush, Sam Carr and Sharde Thomas, the 12- year-old granddaughter of Othar Turner, and the " Rising Star Fife and Drum Band" album Mississippi to Mali.

In the film Feel Like Going Home (2003) by Martin Scorsese Harris visited the Ali Farka Toure African musicians in Mali - the American blues meets his African roots.

In 2007 he was MacArthur Fellow.

Discography

• Between Midnight and Day ( 1995)
• Fish Is not Bitin ' (1997)
• Greens From the Garden (1999)
• Vü Dü Menz (2000)
• Down Home Sophisticate (2002)
• Mississippi to Mali ( 2003) Living Blues Award 2004 Best Album
• Daily Bread (2005)
• Zion Crossroads (2007)
• Blu.Black (2009)