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Cat. No. 2877: FRANK SULTANA ~ THE GHOSTS OF SUN. NO LABEL. NO CAT. #.

Cat. No. 2877: FRANK SULTANA ~ THE GHOSTS OF SUN. NO LABEL. NO CAT. #.

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FRANK SULTANA HAILS FROM KIAMA ON THE SOUTH COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND HAS BEEN RECORDING PROFESSIONALLY SINCE 2011. DRIPPING WITH PRE-WW2 MOJO, DARK, DIRTY GUITAR TONES AND A VOICE THAT HAS THE GRIT AND SOUL OF THE CHARACTERS AND PLACES HE WRITES AND SINGS ABOUT, FRANK'S TALENTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED GLOBALLY, WINNING THE 2023 INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE IN MISSISSIPPI, BEING ONLY THE THIRD AUSTRALIAN TO DO SO AND WINNING THE COMPETITION OVER 158 COMPETITORS AFTER FIVE DAYS OF COMPETITION.

FRANK IS A STORYTELLER IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE, INSPIRED BY GREATS LIKE RAY CHARLES AND BOB DYLAN, AS WELL AS MISSISSIPPI BLUES PIONEERS LIKE SKIP JAMES AND SON HOUSE. HE HAS RELEASED FIVE ALBUMS AND THREE EPs AND HAS BECOME A PERMANENT FIXTURE ON AUSTRALIA'S LIVE BLUES SCENE, EARNING A BIG REPUTATION AS A POWERHOUSE SINGER AND GIFTED SONGWRITER.

THIS ALBUM COMPRISES TRACKS LIFTED FROM PREVIOUS ALBUMS AND INCLUDES A SESSION RECORDED AT THE LEGENDARY SUN STUDIOS IN MEMPHIS IN JANUARY 2023 AFTER WINNING THE BLUES CHALLENGE COMPETITION. THE SOUND IS RAW AND BASIC AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM A FRANK SULTANA SOLO PERFORMANCE AND EVOKES IMAGES OF WHAT A RECORDING SESSION AT SUN STUDIOS MAY HAVE BEEN LIKE PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF THE "HILLBILLY CAT" WHICH TURNED THE WHOLE MUSIC WORLD ON IT'S EAR. IF YOU ARE INTO PRE-WW2 DOWN HOME BLUES THEN THIS IS RIGHT DOWN YOUR ALLEY, AN ALLEY WITH A SMOKE FILLED BAR WITH A MINIMUM OF LIGHTING WITH A HANDFUL AUDIENCE IN DOWNTOWN NEW ORLEANS. GREAT BLUES ALBUM *****

TRACK LISTING: The Howling Dogs / A Young Man's Blues / Unemployment Blues / Summers Blues / Homesick Blues / Hell Or High Water / The Devil's Hooch / Out Jumped Satan / Old Nasty Jim / Loving You / Read The News / In The Dark Of The Night / The Ghosts Of Sun. 

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