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  Thomas Colvin 9:31 am on November 28, 2010 Permalink
  Tags: blues ( 100 ), Taipei, Taiwan ( 4 )   

  JUST SPACE BETWEEN US*: A Lowcountry bluesman in Manila & Taipei 

  GUEST WRITER:  Shrimp City Slim (Gary Erwin), Charleston, South Carolina USA *original song from the album “Dark Road Piano” by Shrimp City Slim (2006)…”just space between us” (blues here and blues there). EARLIER THIS MONTH (November, 2010), I had the distinct pleasure of bringing some Lowcountry blues piano & vocals to east Asia. “Lowcountry” is [...]

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  Thomas Colvin 2:31 am on November 22, 2010 Permalink
  Tags: blues ( 100 ), Burma, Myanmar   

  Blues in Myanmar? Yes, if you know where to look 

  Musicians, of course, wander all over the world.  And when they do, blues seems to be the most common universal language. Take the example of Italian musician Marco Ferrarese, former member of the punk band The Nerds, who traveled to China in 2007 to teach Italian.  He’s still there, though he takes every opportunity to [...]

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    Monkey Motherfucker 4:26 am on November 28, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    hey WOW!! We made it on BLUES ASIA… this is very cool and encouraging, thanks a lot… I’ll keep you updated on this projects’ on goings, for sure

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  Thomas Colvin 1:39 pm on November 12, 2010 Permalink
  Tags: asia ( 30 ), blues ( 100 ), travel   

  New Website Encourages Blues Travel 

  Absolutely brand new on the internet is the website BLUES TRAVEL.  It aims to encourage world-wide travel by blues musicians and fans, and it features a page especially devoted to Asia.  No entries yet.  Still it may be worth following.

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  Thomas Colvin 12:37 am on November 11, 2010 Permalink
  Tags: blues ( 100 ), Guam ( 2 ), japan ( 8 ), New Orleans Jazz Hounds   

  Japan’s New Orleans Jazz Hounds Invade Guam — 19 November 

  Guam’s Mermaid Tavern will host a one-night appearance on 19 November, starting at 7:30, of the remarkable New Orleans Jazz Hounds from Tokyo.  The event is sponsored by the Micronesia Blues Society.  The band was formed in 2004 to keep the Dixieland jazz tradition alive in Japan.  The band has built an international following, especially [...]

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  Thomas Colvin 4:48 am on November 10, 2010 Permalink
  Tags: blues ( 100 ), Festival ( 3 ), Samoa   

  Samoa International Jazz & Blues Festival — 12-14 November 

  This weekend’s Samoa International Jazz & Blues Festival has shaped up to be a truly major event.  Three days of performances at four different venues by twenty bands — with many bands coming over from New Zealand, but also bands representing the US, UK, Australia and neighboring American Samoa, as well as several bands native [...]

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  Thomas Colvin 3:26 am on November 10, 2010 Permalink
  Tags: blues ( 100 ), Cambodia ( 4 ), Phil Manning   

  Phil Manning Takes His Acoustic Blues To Cambodia 

  Austrailian guitarist-singer-songwriter Phil Manning will appear at the Foreign Correspondent’s Club in PhnomPenh on November 26 and 27 at 8:30 p.m.  He will also perform at Sunday Brunch on 28 November from 12:30-2:00 p.m.  The following weekend, Manning will perform at the FCC in Ankor on Saturday, 4 December. Manning has been one of Australia’s [...]

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  Thomas Colvin 6:08 am on November 8, 2010 Permalink
  Tags: Aki Kumar ( 2 ), blues ( 100 ), India ( 7 ), Tip of the Top   

  Aki Kumar’s Band Wins San Francisco Competition 

  SAN FRANCISCO, 7 November 2010 — About 30 minutes ago [isn't Facebook wonderful!], Bombay-born blues harmonica player Aki Kumar’s band Tip of the Top won the multi-stage competition to represent the San Francisco Blues Society at the upcoming International Blues Competition next February in Memphis, Tennessee.  This is a big deal as the band won [...]

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  • Akarsha Kumar Competes at International Blues Challenge | Blues Asia Network 12:19 am on February 3, 2011 Permalink | Reply

    [...] Aki Kumar’s Band Wins San Francisco Competition (bluesasianetwork.com) Thomas ColvinThomas "Tomcat" Colvin is an American expat, residing in Manila since 1986. He is best known in the Philippines as the harp player with LAMPANO ALLEY [now in hibernation], with lots of videos on YouTube. Google will also tell you more than you want to know about him. Currently, he is the administrator of the Blues Asia Network. And he flies around Asia tooting his harp.Website – More Posts [...]

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  Thomas Colvin 5:54 am on November 7, 2010 Permalink
  Tags: Amar Sundy, asia ( 30 ), blues ( 100 )   

  Algerian Bluesman Amar Sundy Tours Singapore and KL 

  If you never realized just how international the blues genre has become, take a look at Amar Sundy.  Born in the desert of southern Algeria, Sundy moved with his parents to France in early childhood, but he returned to his native country at age 18 for a four-year quest into his roots.  Sundy  returned to [...]

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  Thomas Colvin 10:23 am on November 6, 2010 Permalink
  Tags: Bandit Blues Band, blues ( 100 ), Indonesia ( 15 ), The Bandit   

  The Bandit Goes International With Free Album Downloads 

  Indonesia’s Bandit Blues Band, based in Pekanbaru, has just taken a major step to expand its visibility internationally.  It has released its first album The Bandit and is making all tracks available for free download from its blog.  I find this effort laudable — but I do have one reservation about the delivery system the [...]

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    Steve Lennin 5:33 am on November 7, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    go on my bandit !!!
    I am supporting the struggle of your success …

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    Steve Lennin 5:40 am on November 7, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    I especially like ” BRENGSEX SONG “, although I do not understand the language … but I actually like it …
    are felt at the touch of blues and RocknRoll in a container with modern sounds …
    let’s move on bandits !!!

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    John William 2:20 am on November 8, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    continue your struggle … There was time for a massive change in atmospheric music of indonesia …

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    Tomcat 8:55 am on November 8, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    Bandit Blues Band reports that the file-sharing wite 2Share is not working well for them. All music files have been transferred to http://www.boxnet.com. PLEASE TAKE CARE to note this advice.

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    jojo 12:51 am on November 10, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    We have heard all the songs from The Blues Blues … we think you really can operate globally, all just waiting for a chance to come .. continue your struggle .. I’m sure you can do it …

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    dheny akbar 3:40 pm on November 10, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    BANDIT memang brengsekkk .. tapi gw suka gaya lo .. go go BANDIT !!!

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    sam 3:56 pm on November 10, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    A lot of fun with the band bandit blues …

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    sam 3:57 pm on November 10, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    go go BANDIT BLUES!.. HELOO MR. ARIBOY?

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      The Bandit Blues 5:03 am on November 12, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      ok SAM … THX ..

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    Lapun 2:35 pm on December 15, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    pitnah…..,fitnah…fithah….,

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    Beza Ranger 10:58 am on April 22, 2011 Permalink | Reply

    keren dari Pekanbaru

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    angelle 11:14 am on April 28, 2011 Permalink | Reply

    Hello bandit band, I really welcome everything you’ve done and your victory, you touch us with the songs you made… go BANDITS, where here just to support your band…

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  Terence Chong 3:38 pm on November 3, 2010 Permalink
  Tags: Bangkok ( 10 ), blues ( 100 ), Festival ( 3 ), Thailand ( 15 )   

  INSIDER REPORT: Bangkok Blues Festival 2010 

  [EDITOR:  Guest Contributor Terence Chong, who fronts his own blues band in Kuala Lumpur, was a guest artist at last weekend's Bangkok Blues Festival.  Here is his account of the event.  Photos courtesy of Attaporn Xuto.] For me, having flown into the fascinating country for the “festival”, it was immediately evident the event had the [...]

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    Piya Joemjutithom 10:10 pm on November 3, 2010 Permalink | Reply

    A very well put !! I was in the event and felt that was
    one of the best Blues events in Bangkok so far. We would
    really love Terence to join us again next time !!

    A from Playboys Return