Raoul And The Big Time - You My People (2009)

Tracklist

01. You My People
02. One Card Trump
03. Live Without Me
04. Where the Wind Blows
05. Movin' Out
06. All to Myself
07. Born to Love
08. Gypsy Woman
09. Breathin' In
10. Killing My World
11. Sad State of Affairs
12. Menthol Mama
13. We Can Change



YOU MY PEOPLE features 13 songs, the majority penned by Bhaneja who also has co-written two songs with Wilkins and one with rising Toronto soul queen Treasa Lavesseur. Other local connections include the song One Card Trump by Juno nominee Elizabeth Shepard and Born To Love by Governor General Award wining playwright Andrew Moodie. Along with guest appearances from Toronto piano maestro Tyler Yarema and horn players Richard Underhill, Gene Hardy and Howard Moore the disc features Vancouver Gospel sensations The Sojourners and a return by two longtime friends, renowned California blues kingpins Mark Hummel on harmonica and guitar wizard Junior Watson. Andy Grigg of Real Blues Magazine (Victoria B.C) picked YOU MY PEOPLE as #6 out of 100 new releases from around the world.

June 5th to June 12th Raoul and The Big Time took the stage at The Hard Rock Café in Toronto to celebrate the release of YOU MY PEOPLE as the house band of THE LUMINATO ARTIST LOUNGE, a new late night venue at LUMINATO where throughout the week they were joined by local and international blues luminaries from Duke Robillard, Johnny Sansone, Juno Winners Julian Fauth, Bill Bourne and Madagascar Slim. On June 6th Bhaneja hosted Traveling Blues a series of free concerts in Dundas Square as part of Luminato featuring Harry Manx, Alvin Youngblood Heart, Kevin Briet, Mamadou Diabaté and he presented the legendary Taj Mahal with his 2009 Maple Blues Award for Best International Artist.

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