The Harmonica Diaries: A True Story. Hilarious and Life-Affirming (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781978085381)

Kenny Gilmore is a harmonica player, singer-songwriter, and entertainer of international background. Born in the heart of Africa to parents of US / UK nationality, Kenny discovered his passion for music in London and emigrated to the city of New Orleans. There he began performing and composing music, and won the Louisiana Rebel State harmonica championship in 2004. Along with the African collective Sangalala band, he also topped the national music charts twice in Malawi with Afro-pop hits Ngati Mafunde (2005) and Malawian Queen (2006). Following long stints in Malawi, London, Portugal and El Salvador, Kenny has cultivated an ambition to push the boundaries of traditional harmonica playing to include not only blues; but blues-rock, jazz, reggae, latin, and African music. In 2013 after some unfortunate navigational choices he became lost in the Andes in Bolivia, and swore to himself that if he ever made it out he would write a book about his experiences. This book is the result.