While many think of blues as an American form, it has now become so internationalized that it is a TWO-WAY street. Take Aki Kumar, for example. Born in Bombay, he is now the harp player with up-and-coming blues band Tip of the Top, located in the San Francisco Bay area. Tip of the Top is [...]
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Terence Chong
hi, we are a Chicago Blues style band based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. check out our page for some music and videos. cheers, The TC Blues Band
Ian Wiseman and Suely Moreira dos Santos Wiseman
Tom, it was great to meet you at the Asia Pacific Harmonica Festival in Singapore. We are so glad to see this marvellous network site now operating for the benefit of all the Blues musicians in Asia. Some of them are now playing our Bends Juke Diatonic Harmonica and we are glad of that!
Dean McAdams
What did you decide, Mingle or Buddy press?
Thomas Colvin
Dean, decided to go with Mingle. BuddyPress just seemed to risky to mix with other elements of my website. I already have a basic implementation of Mingle, with tweaking underway. I like Mingle, especially as it works within my new Theme.
Now let’s wait to see if musicians and fans will join our community.
Lindsay and June
Hi Tom
Thank you for your mention of our site, blues-travel.com, back in November. We’d like to let your readers know that we have a new domain name, bluestourism.com, and have added new articles about blues music destinations in Europe and America.
Your site is looking great, and seems to have been very well received by the blues community in Asia. Congratulations!
Josh Thomas Bluest Artist
I would like to become a member, I hope to be touring asia 2012/13… I headline 2010 Darwin Blues Festival and I’m also a solo Blues Artist with 11 releases….Hope to play at some of these place soon; looking forward to hearing from you….for bookings please contact…….
*Makati, Metro Manila Blues Night – Philppine International Jazz Festival Salon de Ning
*Makati, Metro Manila Acoustic Blues Thursdays Penguin Gallery Cafe
*Makati, Metro Manila Carlos Zailcita Salon de Ning
*Quezon City, Metro Manila Pinoy Bluesmen Deluxe Tomato Bomb HQ
*Makati, Metro Manila Carlos Zailcita Greenbelt Park 3
DBFTEAM
Make sure you add the Darwin Blues Festival to your festivals blues guide…
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For further information please contact us at; darwinbluesfestival@gmail.com
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epworthslim
Hi All,
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Tonggo Simangunsong
Hi Thomas,
Nice to be linked to your niche blog when I tried to find some news about Medan Blues Society from my town.
I hope you visit my music blog too.
And I hope we will get connected for the next blogging time…
Regards,
Tonggo Simangunsong recently posted..Ketika Medan Blues Society Menjadi Sebuah Jawaban…
Rick Landers
Guitarinternational.com just released a new ebook called The Language of the Blues ($9.99) with a FREE album download by the author. Joe Bonamassa, Bob Margolin, Bonnie Raitt, and Dr. John have all loved the book!
Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
This is a very good site and I’m glad that you love the blues in Asia. Check out my website. Cheers
GUEST COLUMNIST: Niña Terol-Zialcita is a well-known writer in the Philippines, with particular interests in social causes and cultural affairs. She originally shared her experience at the 5th Miri International Jazz Festival last May on her provocative blog The Art of Changemaking. Because her sentiments are so in line with the perspective of the Blues [...]
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BANDUNG, 29 August — Bandung, Indonesia, is a hotbed of blues harmonica, perhaps like no other place in Asia. Currently touring in the area is Chicago-born Rob Bluebird Ruggeri. Today, Ruggeri announced on the Bandung Blues Society Facebook Page that he will be offering blues harp lessons. Anyone wishing to follow up on this should [...]
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MANILA — On Thursday, 26 August, the band scheduled to perform at Ten02 Bar in Quezon City had to cancel out. Rannie Raymundo and his band JABLUNK volunteered to step in, announcing a rare open mic for blues players. With such last minute notice, via Facebook, no one knew if anyone would show up. Well, [...]
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Rannie Raymundo
See you soon KID! I’m keeping my eye on this KID! It was a pleasure playing with you PAUL!
Paul
thank you very much sir! 
same to you.
Tomcat
We just posted a video of Paul, playing with Manila bluesman Joniver, “The Blues Bad Boy,” just last night at My Brother’s Mustache in Quezon City. Joniver is Paul’s inspiration — and he couldn’t choose a better one. Now I guess I have to change Paul’s nickname to “The Blues Good Boy,” then we’ll have quite a pair! You can find the video in our TV Channel box below for the next few days. After that, look for it at http://www.vodpod.com/bluesasia.
Miguel Malolos
PINSAN KO YANNN!:)
Paul
salamt kuya! 
haahha.
Jerry Antinew
This Kid is one of those rare talents that at young age has already displayed enormous maturity and depth…it’s hard not to be awed with his passion and emotion when he performs…give him the stage and he would stand out anywhere and captivate you with the sheer wonder of listening to a very unassuming teen with enormous repertoire..watch out for this Kid..I still call him Nukki!!..
Paul
wow! thank you tito jerry for that wonderful comment NUKKI? nyahahaha. thankss po.
Christian Marc Alonzo
Amazing article brother. I’m a friend of your dad’s and a music lover as well. I hear great things about you and I’m glad to see that you’re being recognized for your gift. Keep going at it man, stay humble and always remember to keep your feet on the ground. Incredible stuff!
Paul
thank you sir! ) thank you for that wonderful comment!
Z
The Parents did a very good job raising this kid in music. Music that was way ahead of his years. He is a true blue soloist – both in singing and playing the guitars.
Paul
thank you sir! well, it was my dad who put me into music! he’s the best dad ever. and my MOM is always there to support me and love me sir.
thank you again for the comment
trisha
…just to let you know that paul’s daddy can play piano and can sing as well…
Dada Manzanero
I’m so proud of you Paul. Way to go. God gave you a talent and you are right in sharing it. Keep it up and God bless you always.
edgar rogado
as i’ve said you’re great,pilipinas got talent,your gift from GOD to your mom&dad,your dad is good musician too,no wonder.
Nona Rondilla
great blessing from “above”!! what a good gene you got from your dad ;-D… surely… he is so proud of you….(he’ve been!)..and your Mom as well! Keep on playing enjoy the MUSIC….. enjoy the savor of your blessings…..im so proud of you also….love you!Thanks Rannie Raymundo!!!
carrie francisco
apongkin ko yan!!ang galing nagmana sa akin, he he..anak paki bati nman kay ranni raymundo IDOL ko sha nun pa..WHY CANT IT BE..why cant it be the two of us…
Marie Quibar
I saw that video thru your dad’s FB and you are so good and talented. Maybe this is your time to shine, so proud of you. Keep up the good work and more power. God Bless.
Image via Wikipedia BANGKOK — Robert “One-Man” Johnson is a teacher by trade and a one-man blues band at night. As a teacher, he’s held posts in various countries in Asia, including Japan and China. Last year he held a teaching position in Bangkok — and now he has just returned there for his second [...]
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MANILA — The Hobbit House is probably the oldest live music bar in Manila. It was the dream project of ex-Peace Corpsman and American citizen Jim Turner, who decided to remain in the country after his tour of duty. The place was created to provide employment to Manila’s “small people,” as Jim calls them, or [...]
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Alexa Larsson
Hi!
My husband and I were fond of the Hobbit House when we were still residing in Manila back in the late 90s. Recently, we were on a business trip in Manila and wanted to taste some blues one evening and had a hard time finding the new Hobbit House…we were quite disappointed that night. No crowd as we were used to in the former place, and we didn’t really like the atmosphere of the new place… it lacks that certain feeling of intimacy and warmth as it used to have.
We hope that we the slow “awakening” of some blues bands in Manila will again bring to life how Hobbit House once was.
MANILA – Rickie Cui has long been known in the Philippines as one of the most passionate blues players around. So passionate, in fact, that he opened a bar in the upscale community of Alabang in the mid-1990′s with a 100-percent blues policy. During its four-year run, the bar featured Manila-based blues bands on weekends, [...]
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Richie Miller
I want some of dat! This guy sounds like a hard core blues person. The kind of person who must love a good harp player. Tomcat and Whiteboy seem to get a spot in his shows. I hope I can hook up and play some classic blues. I like JGeils and Paul Butterfield, John Mayall, Charlie Musslewhite and a few other reed benders from the old days. Not excluding Jimmy Reed or Sonny Boy Williamson. See you Rickie
Rickie
hey richie…thanx for the comment…you are welcome to join us anytime you are available…drop me a line…:-)
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OK, I figured out HOW Aki’s band managed to get an iPhone app. He’s a computer programmer at Adobe.
A computer geek who loves harps
Aki Kumar’s Band Wins San Francisco Competition | Blues Asia Network 6:09 am on November 8, 2010 Permalink |
[...] couple of months ago, Blues Asia Network carried an article about Aki and his band’s triumph in the lead-up regional competition. Aki has really been [...]