Musicians from Asia and the Pacific have been participating for more than a decade in the prestigious International Blues Challenge [IBC], sponsored by the Blues Foundation and held each year during the first week of February on historic Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. The 24th IBC is coming up 31 January through 4 February 2012. [...]
Musicians from Asia and the Pacific have been participating for more than a decade in the prestigious International Blues Challenge [IBC], sponsored by the Blues Foundation and held each year during the first week of February on historic Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. The 24th IBC is coming up 31 January through 4 February 2012. [...]
Globe-trotting music producer John Ferreira and harmonica virtuoso Howard Levy featured in unprecedented show. WE OFFER AN UNPRECEDENTED SHOW TODAY! Globe-trotting music producer John Ferreira popped up in Manila for 3 days, and Blues Asia Network was able to grab him for the show. John is also good friends with harmonica virtuoso Howard Levy. Ah [...]
SPOTLIGHT on JAPAN, plus a glimpse into the Himalayan Blues Festival. Again, we feature some video shot only within the past few weeks. And we’ve made yet more new friends. I particularly enjoyed online communication with “Weeping Harp” Senoh of Japan, who has been a major figure in the Japanese blues scene for over 40 [...]
We put the spotlight on AUSTRALIA in this segment, particularly featuring videos contributed by Matt “Harpdog” Dunn, our newest content partner. And in our YOUTH SPOTLIGHT, we watch a 12-year-old Aussie boy bang out the blues at a recent blues festival. We also share blues news from Bangkok, Jakarta,I ndia, Singapore and the Philippines. The blues is thriving in [...]
Lots of “insider” shop talk, plus music from Dom Turner, Tibuan, Little Duke and the Mekong Blues Messengers, Brendan Power, Nan & Zhin and Sungha Jung. YouTube videos of live band gigs flood the internet. But are they good advertising for bands? Mostly, the poor quality does not show off a band in a good [...]
SPOTLIGHT ON THAILAND Did you know that you can jump around easily within our TV show, moving instantly to any portion that you wish to see. Bet you can’t do that easily with cable TV. Just open this post to see the video contents, with timings. Then hover your mouse over the bottom of the [...]
JAPAN–Mac T’s, Nacomi, Kyoji; BLUES YOUTH–Conrad Oberg; TAIWAN BLUES BASH; AUSTRALIA–Ian Collard & Ross Ward. Thanks again for all the positive feedback we are getting. We would like especially to thank the BLUES FOUNDATION in Memphis, Tennessee, which honored us with a front page article about Blues Asia TV and the general blues scene in [...]
IS JAKARTA THE CAPITAL OF THE BLUES IN SE ASIA? That’s what they claim. BATV looks into the blues scene in Indonesia. ***** Since you are watching this video, YOU are part of THE FUTURE. Yes, TV is changing — and increasingly you will be able to find just that niche of info you want [...]
Hong Kong, Philippines, Taiwan & Indian blues harp guru Aki Kumar ***** Lots of news and some video about blues festivals in Asia. Unfortunately, since recording this segment, the Bangkok Blues Festival has been cancelled due to the floods. WE DEDICATE THIS SHOW TO OUR BLUES BROTHERS IN THAILAND. We also share some very recently [...]
Blues from corporate Australia to traditional Vietnam ***** Thanks for the amazing reception our first episode of on-demand TV received last week. We’ve met new friends and have obtained new, very up-to-date video to share with you. Our first segment this week takes us from Sydney’s corporate center at Martin Place to a traditional theater [...]
If you are a musician or music fan who uploads music composed by someone else, your freedom to do so is about to end. The US Congress is considering legislation that will outlaw uploading any material not created by the uploader himself. Known as SOPA – Stop Online Piracy Act [US House Bill HR-3261] – [...]
FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, musicians from Asia and the Pacific have been participating in the prestigious International Blues Challenge [IBC], sponsored by the Blues Foundation and held each year during the first week of February on historic Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee. The 24th IBC is coming up 31 January through 4 February 2012. [...]
The Artist line-up for the 2012 Australian Blues Music Festival has been announced with over 30 artists and bands to feature at the event in Goulburn, NSW next February. The Australian Blues Music Festival is four days of Blues & Roots Music held annually in the Southern-NSW city of Goulburn. In 2012 the festival runs [...]
WE OFFER AN UNPRECEDENTED SHOW TODAY! Globe-trotting music producer John Ferreira popped up in Manila for 3 days, and Blues Asia Network was able to grab him for the show. John is also good friends with harmonica virtuoso Howard Levy. Ah ha, we said. Let’s also feature the work of Howard on the show, we [...]
SPOTLIGHT on JAPAN, plus a glimpse into the Himalayan Blues Festival. Again, we feature some video shot only within the past few weeks. And we’ve made yet more new friends. I particularly enjoyed online communication with “Weeping Harp” Senoh of Japan, who has been a major figure in the Japanese blues scene for over 40 [...]
IN OUR FIRST EIGHT MINUTES, we discuss blues news from Bangkok, Jakarta, India, Singapore and the Philippines. Blues is thriving. We put the spotlight on AUSTRALIA in this segment, particularly featuring videos contributed by Matt “Harpdog” Dunn, our newest content partner. And in our YOUTH SPOTLIGHT, we watch a 12-year-old Aussie boy bang out the [...]
YouTube videos of live band gigs flood the internet. But are they good advertising for bands? Mostly, the poor quality does not show off a band in a good light. BLUES ASIA TV addresses this problem in Episode 4.2. Dom Turner of Australia’s Backsliders plans a drop-in appearance at Crazy Elephant in Singapore. Brendan Power, [...]
Adhere the 13th Blues Bar, owned by musician Pong, is one of Bangkok’s blues secrets. Our correspondent Ron McMillan rather brashly declares it “the best blues bar in the world.” Ron has graciously provided us with directions on how to find the obscure music gem. ***** Address: 13 Samsen Rd., Banglumpoo (opposite Samsen Soi 2; tell [...]
The mother-ship of blues, the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee, is currently running on the front page of its website a very nice article about blues in the Philippines, including a paragraph about Blues Asia TV. Here it is: BLUES IN THE PHILIPPINES The Philippine Blues Society is sponsoring an act for the Youth Showcase. [...]
Did you know that you can jump around easily within our TV show, moving instantly to any portion that you wish to see. Bet you can’t do that easily with cable TV. Just open this post to see the video contents, with timings. Then hover your mouse over the bottom of the video, right click [...]
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