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Zakiya Hooker

1993 - Another Generation Of The Blues

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Zakiya Hooker

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Zakiya Hooker in 1995

At first glance it would seem that Zakiya Hooker was born into the blues. After all, her father is Blues Legend John Lee Hooker. But rather than relying on her father, Zakiya has pursued life and her music on her own terms.

In 1991 Zakiya made her first public appearance with her father, John Lee Hooker at the Kaiser Center Theatre in Oakland, CA. Since that time Zakiya has gone on to perform on shows with Etta James, Charles Brown, John Hammond, Taj Mahal and many more. In 1993 Zakiya released this, her first album Another Generation Of The Blues. Zakiya has spoken on Blues panels and given spoken word performances about this unique American Art form, all in addition to her performing and recording career. She was selected to give a spoken word performance at film director Martin Scorsese's Radio City Music Hall Blues Concert on February 7, 2008 in New York City, NY, a concert that was filmed by director Antoine Fuqua. Zakiya was also a panelist, as well as a spoken word performer at San Francisco's KQED-TV launch program for Scorsese's fall 2003 PBS-TV series, The Blues at San Francisco's Herbst Theatre on September 16, 2003.

Zakiya's music has carried her all over the world and given her the opportunity to perform for fans the world over. Zakiya has performed internationally and nationally. Zakiya has performed at the world famous Fillmore Auditorium, the San Francisco Blues Festival and the Monterey Jazz & Blues Festivals. She has been on the cover of several well known trade magazines including Billboard Magazine. Zakiya's voice can be heard on advertisements for Lexus and AIWA, and also on the soundtrack of the movie Chalk, which recently won both the Camera d'Or at Cannes and Grand Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in San Francisco.

Zakiya Hooker is John Lee Hooker's living legacy. She is the singer-songwriter daughter of this American Icon and she is carrying her father's seminal blues torch confidently into the future.
The younger Hooker, whose name at birth was Vera Lee Hooker, didn't change her name until after she'd relocated to California following the breakup of her first marriage. As a single mother, she re-christened herself with a first name that translates from Hebrew as "pure," and from Swahili as "intelligence." In 1987, she became acquainted with her next husband, Ollan Christopher, who had worked previously with Curtis Mayfield. The couple owns a recording studio, and Christopher contributes to his wife's music as bass player, co-songwriter, and producer. He also sang background on her second album.


Another Generation Of The Blues



Release Date: Jan 12, 1993
Producers: John Lee Hooker, Zakiya Hooker, Ollan Christopher
Label: Silvertone Records
Catalog #: ORE CD526
ASIN: B000A1QLVG
Genre: Blues, Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues
Total Time: 43:34 Min

Silvertone/Zomba Records released Hooker's debut, Another Generation of the Blues, in 1993. The album lived up to its title with the inclusion of duets sung by John Lee and Zakiya, one generation of artists joining together with another.




01. Hey Lady - 3:51
02. Loving People (Duet with John Lee Hooker) - 5:01
03. Memory Left to Lose - 3:27
04. Love Hotel - 3:53
05. Dirty Things - 5:06
06. Mean Mean World (Duet with John Lee Hooker) - 6:14
07. Keep Your Pants On - 3:52
08. Funny (But I Still Love You) - 3:35
09. Angel of the Blues - 4:53
10. Hang on for a While - 3:03


Lineup:

Zakiya Hooker - Vocals
John Lee Hooker - Vocals
Ollan Christopher - Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Vocals (Background)
Lloyd Gregory - Guitar
Duke Jethro - Organ
Randie McBride - Percussion, Vocals (Background)
Bill Ortiz - Horn
Marty Wehner - Horn
Kevin Williams - Drums



Note:
This is not my rip.
My thanks to the original uploader (whoever that may be).










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