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((short description|American songwriter))
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((Unreliable sources|date=March 2015))
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((Infobox musical artist
|image = Papa Mali, Ottawa Bluesfest 2009 - by Mike Gifford.jpg
|image_size =
|caption = Papa Mali
|name = Papa Mali
|background = solo_singer
|birth_name = Malcolm Welbourne
|alias =
|birth_date = ((Birth date and age|1957|5|6|mf=y))
|birth_place =  [[Vicksburg, Mississippi]], United States
|death_date =
|origin = [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], United States
|instrument = Guitar, vocals
|genre = [[Funk]], [[blues]], [[swamp blues|swamp]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[reggae]]
|occupation = Record producer, singer, guitarist, songwriter
|years_active = 1970s–present
|label = [[Fog City Records|Fog City]], [[429 Records]]
|website = 
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'''Malcolm "Papa Mali" Welbourne''' (born May 6, 1957) is an American record producer, guitarist, singer, and songwriter who grew up in [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], United States,  and lives in [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], United States.<ref name="papamalimusic.com">[http://papamalimusic.com/bio/] ((dead link|date=April 2023))</ref>

His debut recording ''Thunder Chicken'', produced by [[Dan Prothero]], has been referred to as "one of the few truly wild and unruly records to come from the rock & roll tradition in the 21st century".<ref name="Jurek">((cite web|url=((AllMusic|class=album|id=r448584/review|pure_url=yes))|title=Review: Thunder Chicken|last=Jurek|first=Thom|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 15, 2010))</ref>

==Biography==
While still in grade school, he was conning his cousin to take him into the [[French Quarter]] so he could buy every element of [[Brian Jones]]'s outfit from the front cover of [[The Rolling Stones]] ''[[Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (US)|High Tides & Green Grass]]''.

He had taken up the guitar at age four, and was learning to play rock and blues by the time he was eleven. At the age of twelve he witnessed [[The Meters]] performing on the back of a flatbed truck in [[New Orleans]] on [[Mardi Gras Day]]. This would influence the young musician. [[John Campbell (blues guitarist)|John Campbell]] took him under his wing when Welbourne was 14, and around that time he started taking the blues seriously. By the time he was 17, he had left home and was hitch hiking around the south, playing guitar on the streets for passing change, playing in [[juke joint]]s, forming short-lived bands or backing up blues and soul singers.<ref name="Papa Mali's Facebook Music/Band page">((cite web|last1=Papa|first1=Mali|title=Papa Mali's Facebook Music/Band page|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Papa-Mali/102799836423165?pnref=story#|website=Facebook|publisher=Papa Mali/Facebook|access-date=24 March 2015|ref=Papa Mali's Facebook Music/Band page))</ref>

A trip to Jamaica in 1977 exposed him to reggae music, and a few years later he teamed up with Michael E. Johnson and formed The Killer Bees in 1980. They continued to play for many years, eventually becoming one of the first American bands to perform at [[Reggae Sunsplash]] in [[Montego Bay, Jamaica]] in 1988. Earlier, while on tour with [[Burning Spear]] aka [[Winston Rodney]] and his band, he received the nickname, Papa Mali from the reggae pioneers. By the time the Killer Bees disbanded, Papa Mali went solo.<ref name=papamalimusic.com />

Upon the release of his debut album ''Thunder Chicken'' he remarked that for the first time in his adult life, he was finally able to reflect warmly on the years growing up in Shreveport. In 2007, he released the follow-up, ''Do Your Thing'', also on the Fog City imprint and produced by Dan Prothero. The album included work by Big Chief [[Monk Boudreaux]] and the Golden Eagles [[Mardi Gras Indians]], [[Kirk Joseph]], and [[Henry Butler]]. By now, Papa Mali was performing at many of the top festivals in the U.S. and abroad.<ref name=papamalimusic.com />

On New Year's Eve of 2008/2009 Papa Mali, Matt Hubbard and former Neville Brothers bassist [[James "Hutch" Hutchinson]] performed with Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann in concert at the Pauela Cannery in [[Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii]].

In 2009 he formed a new band, [[7 Walkers]] along with [[Grateful Dead]] drummer [[Bill Kreutzmann]],  [[The Meters]] bassist [[George Porter Jr.]] (initially with bassist [[Reed Mathis]]) and multi-instrumentalist, Matt Hubbard. Their self-titled debut was released on November 2, 2010 on Response Records. The songs were co-written by Papa Mali and [[Robert Hunter (lyricist)|Robert Hunter]]. One of these songs, "King Cotton Blues", featured a duet by Papa Mali and [[Willie Nelson]]. The record was recorded in Austin, and produced by Papa Mali.<ref name=papamalimusic.com />

Papa Mali's latest album is ''Music is Love'', released in 2015 is produced by John Chelew on the [[429 Records]] label. ''Music is Love'' featured drummer [[Johnny Vidacovich]], bassist Casandra Faulconer and also featured Mike Dillon and Dave Easley on backing vocals.<ref name="PAPA MALI STEPS OUT WITH ‘MUSIC IS LOVE’ (INTERVIEW/SONG PREMIERE)">((cite web|last1=Ferguson|first1=Neil|title=PAPA MALI STEPS OUT WITH 'MUSIC IS LOVE' (INTERVIEW/SONG PREMIERE)|date=February 25, 2015 |url=http://www.glidemagazine.com/130843/papa-mali-steps-music-love-interviewsong-premiere/|website=Glidemagazine.com|access-date=14 March 2015|ref=PAPA MALI STEPS OUT WITH ‘MUSIC IS LOVE’ (INTERVIEW/SONG PREMIERE)))</ref>

Papa Mali performed at [[South by Southwest]] in 2015.<ref name="Papa Mali's SXSW Schedule">((cite web|url=http://austin2015.sched.org/artist/papa_mali.1thpraiv#.VRHpWvnF-So|title=Papa Mali's SXSW Schedule|date=|website=Austin2015.sched.org|publisher=|ref=Papa Mali's SXSW Schedule|access-date=24 March 2015))</ref>

==Selected discography==
* The Killer Bees, ''Scratch The Surface'' (1985) – Beehive Records <ref name="Discogs: Killer Bees, The – Scratch The Surface">((cite web|last1=Mercer|first1=Speedy|title=Killer Bees, The – Scratch The Surface|url=http://www.discogs.com/Killer-Bees-Scratch-The-Surface/release/1911828|publisher=Beehive Records|access-date=14 March 2015|ref=[Killer Bees: Scratch The Surface]))</ref>
* The Killer Bees, ''Groovin''' (1987) – Jungle Records 
* Michael E. Johnson and The Killer Bees, ''Live in Berlin'' (1988) – [[Rykodisc]]<ref name="CMT.com: Michael E. Johnson And The Killer Bees Share">((cite web|last1=Mercer|first1=Speedy|title=Michael E. Johnson And The Killer Bees|url=http://www.cmt.com/artists/michael-e-johnson-and-the-killer-bees/|publisher=Rykodisc|access-date=14 March 2015|ref=Michael E. Johnson And The Killer Bees))</ref>
* The Killer Bees, ''All Abuzz'' (1997) – Mozelle<ref name="Killer Bees: All Abuzz">((cite web|last1=Mercer|first1=Speedy|title=All Abuzz ~ The Killer Bees|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000KIGO8E|publisher=Mozelle|access-date=14 March 2015|ref=Killer Bees: All Abuzz))</ref>
* Papa Mali and the Instigators, ''Thunder Chicken'' (2000) – [[Fog City Records]]<ref name="Papa Mali's Facebook Music/Band page" />
* Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers, ''Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers'' (2001) – [[Catamount]]<ref name="Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers">((cite web|last1=Mercer|first1=Speedy|title=Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/imperial-golden-crown-harmonizers-mw0000010919|publisher=Catamount|access-date=14 March 2015|ref=Imperial Golden Crown Harmonizers))</ref>
* Malcom Welbourne, slide guitar on [[Omar & the Howlers]], ''Boogie Man'' (2004) – [[Ruf Records]]<ref name="Omar & The Howlers: Boogie Man">((cite web|last1=Mercer|first1=Speedy|title=Boogie Man - Omar & The Howlers|url=https://www.amazon.com/Boogie-Man-Omar-The-Howlers/dp/B0000V76C4|publisher=Ruf Records|access-date=14 March 2015|ref=Omar & The Howlers: Boogie Man))</ref>
* Papa Mali, ''Do Your Thing'' (2007) – [[Fog City Records]]<ref name="Papa Mali: Do Your Thing">((cite web|last1=Mercer|first1=Speedy|title=Top Albums by PAPA MALI|url=https://www.amazon.com/PAPA-MALI/e/B00S2A7738/ref=ac_dtp_sa_bio|publisher=Fog City Records|access-date=14 March 2015|ref=Papa Mali: Do Your Thing))</ref>
* Papa Mali, ''Music Is Love'' (2015) – [[429 Records]]<ref name="Papa Mali: Music Is Love">[http://papamalimusic.com/] ((dead link|date=April 2023))</ref>

==As producer==
* [[Ruthie Foster]], ''The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster'' (2007) – Blue Corn<ref name="Producer: The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster">[http://papamalimusic.com/as-producer/] ((dead link|date=April 2023))</ref>
* The Greyhounds, ''Liberty'' (2005) – Luther<ref name="Producer: Greyhounds">[http://papamalimusic.com/as-producer/] ((dead link|date=April 2023))</ref>
* [[Lavelle White]], ''Into the Mystic'' (2004) – Antone’s<ref name="Producer: INTO THE MYSTIC">[http://papamalimusic.com/as-producer/] ((dead link|date=April 2023))</ref>
* [[Omar & the Howlers]], ''Big Delta'' (2002) – Blind Pig<ref name="Producer: Big Delta">[http://papamalimusic.com/as-producer/] ((dead link|date=April 2023))</ref>
* [[Omar & the Howlers]], ''The Screaming Cat'' (2000) – Provogue<ref name="Producer: The Screaming Cat">[http://papamalimusic.com/as-producer/] ((dead link|date=April 2023))</ref>

==With 7 Walkers==
* ''[[7 Walkers (album)|7 Walkers]]'', (2010) – Response Records<ref name="Papa Mali's Facebook Music/Band page" />

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.fogworld.com/papamali Fog City Records presents: Papa Mali]
* [https://archive.org/details/PapaMali Papa Mali collection] at the [[Internet Archive]]'s live music archive

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