OBLIQSOUND To Release VIRGIN FOREST: THE COMPLETE SESSIONS By LIONEL LOUEKE

Lionel Loueke, Virgin Forest
A Deluxe Digital Edition Reissue Of The Debut Album From The Internationally Acclaimed Vocalist And Guitarist Featuring Guest Performances by HERBIE HANCOCK, GRETCHEN PARLATO and CYRO BAPTISTA Plus Six Previously Unreleased Solo Acoustic Tracks
LIONEL LOUEKE & GRETCHEN PARLATO To Perform Together On March 9 At ZANKEL HALL In NEW YORK CITY
Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2012, independent record label Obliqsound announces a reissue of West African guitarist/vocalist Lionel Loueke’s debut album Virgin Forest. The critically acclaimed album that first introduced Loueke to the world features guest performances by Herbie Hancock, Gretchen Parlato and Cyro Baptista. Available on March 13 as a digital exclusive reissue, Virgin Forest: The Complete Sessions returns exactly five years after its original U.S. release with eight previously unreleased studio recordings among its 26 tracks, including six never before heard solo acoustic performances by Loueke. The iTunes LP edition will also include rare and unseen photos from the sessions, lyrics and a bonus video with behind the scenes studio footage. Continue reading