Review: Zakiya Hooker – Bluesman’s Journey - 2024: Video: Blues

Review: Zakiya Hooker – Bluesman’s Journey - 2024: Video: Blues: Being the daughter of a blues legend can be quite tough. You can never escape comparisons with your father. However, in the case of Zakiya Hooker, daughter of legendary boogieman John Lee Hooker, Zakiya has her own plans. She has nothing to do with her father’s boogie blues. On her sixth album ‘Bluesman’s Journey’ she […]

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