Val Tomato - Vinte Longos Anos

The title of this original, harmonica-driven CD translates as "Twenty Long Years". A simple person and a wonderful harmonica player: this is Val Tomato, a master of the harmonica. With the elegance of the American harmonica and modern phrases, the artist has an extensive musical career, having already participated in major festivals across Brazil and also has starred alongside big names such as Billy Branch. A couple of songs are sung in Portuguese, yet all cook along nicely with excellent musicianship. There's instrumentals, shuffles, rock-blues, country and slow classic pearls of blues. This is a road that veers a little and keeps to the old pot steamin'.