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The electrifying instrumental lightning and head-spinning vocal hurricane known as Jah Youssouf of Mali West Africa will once again collide with the thundering, sensual grooves of Canadas premier improvisers orchestra known as The Woodchoppers Association.

Imagine Jimi Hendrix, John Lee Hooker, and Peter Tosh fused together and spirited to Canada via Ali Farke Toure and the Gnawa magic of Tinariwen. this is Jah Youssouf (the kamel ngoni - hunters harp/ lead vocalist/ percussionist). Imagine the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, the Talking Heads, the Congotronics and John Zorns Masada filtered through a Funkadelic looking glass, this is The Woodchoppers Association (drums/guitars/bass/vocals/keyboards/percussion/horns). This volcanic mixture of trancelike ecstatic elements together on stage ripped the roof off and brought the house down at music festivals, in clubs and on radio broadcasts in the summer of 2007.

This unstoppable and unique tempest created by Jah Youssouf and the Woodchoppers has been distilled down to its most powerful essence in all of its hip swinging, sparkling, and soulfilled glory in the form of their debut recording The Woodchoppers Association featuring Jah Youssouf. This uplifting recording was made at Dale Morningstars legendary Gas Station studio on Toronto Island, Grange Street Sound in Guelph, Ontario and at Bon's Cave in Toronto.

The Woodchoppers and Jah (and special guest ngoni virtuoso Abdoulaye Kone) will be touring Canada this summer 2009 in support of their debut disc.

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