Gregory boyd – transformation cd wg00 groovesville music – wg003 gregory boyd is one of the single most powerful musical sounds and voices in the music world today. He is a descendant of the blues great muddy waters, has performed with and has included in his stellar lineups some of the most influential musicians in the world from the jazz city of new orleans. His musical lineage is from working class detroit, michigan motown. Gregory boyd a son of working class parents first started singing with the help of his mother and percussionist father not to mention black american gospel sounds and the american southern roots traditions which has been the backdrop and theme music to his life. Gregory boyd has taken these sounds and combined them with his own creation “the electro acoustic steel pans” to create his own rock, funk and blues infused sound that has been presented from tokyo to amsterdam, los angeles to new york, ukraine to chicago. His band will include local berlinian groovers kay lubeck known for his jazz forays into the unknown and beyond with his musical drumming and command of sound and silence, jazz funkster boris meinhold on guitar, as well as his longtime bassist from denmark the “funky dane” joakim øster featured prominently on all his current european releases. His live shows are combination of electric performance and gospel, rock and blues infused audience participation. The gregory boyd band more images label: groovesville music – wg003 format: cd, album country: denmark released: 2016 genre: latin, pop style: tracklist 1 rich in a troubled time 2 missile in my pocket 3 ride 4 forever love 5 family affair (featuring uzo) 6 the girl next door 7 transformation 8 world groove 9 rich in a troubled time (summer mix) 10 missile in my pocket (extended version) notes pop/funk/rock with steelpan barcode and other identifiers barcode: 5707471017661