The inspiration for the album title ‘Traveling Medicine Man’ comes from Bai Kamara, Jr.’s maternal grandfather who was born in Sierra Leone. He was educated by Protestant missionaries and later traveled with them to help provide medical care to villagers and townspeople. Host Marco Werman plays us a track from the new album.
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