UK vocalist Malaya Blue returns with a new album, again including the songwriting and production expertise of the late, GRAMMY-winner Dennis Walker

Malaya burst onto the live circuit in 2015 following the release of her critically-acclaimed debut album, Bourbon Street. Introducing her intoxicating stage presence to blues audiences at The Great Rock & Blues Festival that year, a plethora of club and festival bookings followed. In addition, The British Blues Association nominated Malaya a UK Blues Challenge Finalist.

Early 2016 found Malaya in the studio recording the follow-up album with some of the cream of British blues musicians and guest appearances by legendary Paul Jones, who has become a fan and staunch supporter. The resultant album, Heartsick, introduced the Malaya Blue phenomenon to a wider audience with continued radio play on BBC Radio 2, by all the UK-based blues broadcasters and at respected stations across the USA and the rest of the world. It was then that Dennis Walker discovered her vocal prowess and began writing expressly for her voice.

Walker took Malaya under his wing to pass on his song-writing techniques and skills, both for her 2020 release, Still, and the new album, Blue Credentials, both on Blue Heart Records. Her esteem in the international Blues community is further evidenced by the quality of musicians who travelled from far and wide to record her new album in a small back street recording studio in her home city of Norwich: Richard Cousins (Robert Cray, John Lee Hooker, Etta James), Brett Lucas (Bettye LaVette, Thornetta Davis, Jeremy Spencer), John McCullough (Sinead O'Connor, Van Morrison) and Sam Kelly (Gary Moore, Chaka Khan, Robert Plant and more). The album also includes contributions from Brett, Joey Delgado (Delgado Bros) and Hank Linderman (Joni Mitchell, Eagles and Chicago).

Dennis Walker's passing in the Spring of 2022 has bestowed Malaya with the bittersweet distinction of being the only UK-based artist to have worked with him; an honor and an experience she will forever treasure.

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Label: Blue Heart Records

Genre: Blues

Run Time: 1 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/21/22

UPC: 656750017098