Son of Ry brings own take to Cooder musical legacy – Connacht Tribune Group

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Groove Tube with Cian O’Connell

As a percussionist, producer, singer and songwriter, Joachim Cooder has long established himself as a master of folk, bluegrass and African music. The son of legendary American musician Ry Cooder, family and tradition are at the heart of Joachim’s work.

But it took the birth of his daughter to inspire the Santa Monica native to begin penning his own material, much of which centres around the imbira – a thumb piano traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe.

Joachim plays Campbell’s…