Description
A roots music tapestry combining Hawaiian, gospel, conjunto, folk and blues!
Part of the Acoustic Sounds 40 Series
Releasing 40 titles to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Acoustic Sounds!
Hybrid SACD
Mastered to DSD from the original master tape
The title says it all Chicken Skin Music means goosebumps, and Ry Cooder delivers them in spades. Released in 1976, this groundbreaking album captures Cooder at his most adventurous, blending gospel, Tex-Mex, Hawaiian, folk, and blues into one seamless, soul-stirring whole. Long before world music was a genre, Cooder was already building the bridges connecting sounds, cultures, and traditions with unmatched taste and precision.
What makes Chicken Skin Music so extraordinary is the joy in the playing. Cooders slide guitar glides effortlessly alongside Flaco Jiménezs accordion, Gabby Pahinuis slack-key stylings, and gospel-choir harmonies that lift every track skyward. Songs like Hell Have to Go, Stand by Me, and Always Lift Him Up / Kanaka Wai Wai radiate warmth and humanity, revealing Cooders rare gift for honoring tradition while reinventing it in his own unmistakable voice.
Few records sound this alive, this inclusive, or this downright moving. Its Ry Cooder at his most inspired.
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