Barrence Whitfield y Petti & The Bloodyhotsaks
Both Petti and Barrence Whitfield are used to working this way, and they both know how to work well with other musicians. The singer from Navarra has published records with Anari, Txuma Murugarren and Rafa Rueda. Barrence Whitfield, a legend of rock&roll, blues, funk and soul has been a member of The Savages for years and has shared concert stages with Richard Thompson, Solomon Burke, Los Lobos, Taj Mahal and many others. He is currently a member of the Hi-Risers, a tribute band to Bo Diddley. In spite of being very different, Petti and Whitfield are both extremely good singers with energy and sensibility, and the idea of putting their sounds on one record was a success.
Petti and Whitfield got together in the summer in the studio Katarain to record with The Bloodyhotsaks: Joseba Irazoki, guitar player who had played before with Petti; Iñaki Guantxe, drummer and member of the groups, Señor No and Lobo Eléctrico; and Beñat Irureta on bass. In only a few days, five themes created by Petti and five more versions chosen by Whitfield were crafted in an atmosphere of having known each other for years. The result is a great rock&roll record. The listener will find in Petti´s themes lots of shouting, sharp guitar-playing and beats that compel people to heat up the dance floor. Whitfield’s voice is sweet and calm with touches of acoustic folk and slower tempos.
