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February 07, 2005 at 2:33 pm
Kaki King...
I am currently being awestruck by the girl pictured at the right. Kaki King is probably one of the most amazing, innovative, inspired guitarist / musicians I have come across ina very long time — maybe even ever. (Sorry to the person who originally posted a link to her site, but I can’t remember where I found it).
From NPR:
Acoustic guitarist Kaki King honed her unusual fingerstyle technique playing in New York City subway stations. She does amazing things with the simple sitring: she slaps the wood, rubs the strings and hammers her fingers over the frets. In short, she treats her guitar like a percussion instrument, creating a sound that one reviewer describes as “somewhere between funk and flamenco.”
Listen to “Steamed Juicy Little Bun” here and then go buy her record here.
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Comments (2)
Take 2… Kaki King is cool compadre! LOL, no really, she reminded me of Willy Porter when I first listened to and SAW her play – she’s very “at one” with her instrument. I LOVE seeing chics play guitar, there needs to be more of us!
» Comment by Jean () (URL), on February 09, 2005 at 09:50 am
very cool. watched the Conan performance… really dug it.
» Comment by Dennisthemenace () , on February 09, 2005 at 09:53 am