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Under the name of Funky Tortillas, and while we wait for their new work, here we have a CD with new, original themes by musicians who will become well-known by blues fans.

With the extraordinary collaboration of Los Reyes del KO, called by some, the European Junior Wells and Buddy Guy – meaning Marcos Coll on the harmonica and Adrián Costa, voice and guitar – accompanied by, on the one hand, an electric band and on the other, by Tino González, the Chicano bluesman, known most recently for his albums on the French label, Dixiefrog. A total of ten tracks where the listener can hear variations of the most traditional R&B with a Latin groove. Another sign that the blues has no geographic or cultural limitations. CD distributed in Europe

in 2003, Mikel  Andonegi started developing his most important project,  Poetic Babies, with the crucial help of John Roggie.

The newly published Record Adding Strangeness to your sense of beauty since 1998  is a mixture of traditions and different genres of music heard along the way as an artist.

In the future, Mikel Andonegi has a strong intention to continue on both fronts: a jazz pianist as well as with musical mix of “Poetic Babies” – stitching together the sounds and words of soul, hip-hop, jazz and techno.

It’s all clear in this CD.

Both Petti  and Barrence Whitfield are used to working this way, and they both know how to work well with other musicians. The singer from Navarra has published records with Anari, Txuma Murugarren and Rafa Rueda. Barrence Whitfield, a legend of rock&roll, blues, funk and soul has been a member of The Savages for years and has shared  concert stages with Richard Thompson, Solomon Burke, Los Lobos, Taj Mahal and many others. He is currently a member of the Hi-Risers, a tribute band to Bo Diddley.  In spite of being very different, Petti and Whitfield are both extremely good singers with energy and sensibility, and the idea of putting their sounds on one record was a success.

Singer-songwriter and triki-electronic sounds in acoustic

20 January, Saturday. BILBO. Cotton club. 20:00 (on time)

Gaby Jogeix, French Basque guitarist based in Madrid is a bluesman in a category that Chicago's Alligator label want to sign  fascinated by her visceral vocals, electric rhythms and a steel guitar which refers to the late Jeff Healey. This week is presented in form of a quartet at the Circuit de Bizkaia Jazz Blues (20-Basauri, 22-Leioa, 23-Ermua) and Gasteiz (21)

This Thursday, January 21st, will host a special concert at the Cotton Club of Bilbao, at 20:00 on time. On one side will be PETTI important artist of folk / blues, and on the otherside will be CAPSULA  Argentine/Bilbain band of alternative rock. Both will make an acoustic concert. To enjoy fine ears.

Alternating moments almost in the style of a jam session with others subject to the score -mainly in the media time-Vera has achieved a balanced disk, where the term "merger" takes on positive connotations for once. The atmosphere is steeped in jazz funk, Afro-Caribbean and Mediterranean colors, of electricity. "Butterfly" leaves a pleasant aftertaste that forces us to listen again and again, almost the best that can be said of any disk.

The veteran American musician with his band of local musicians on one side and the Basque band of black music on the other, will jointly offer three concerts in January. Opportunity to hear blues, country, swing and quality rockanroll Leioa-Bizkaia (Thursday 14), Elgeta-Gipuzkoa (Friday 15th) and Bilbao (Friday 29)

Norman is a formation made up of musicians from Ondarroa and Eibar. In his first album will find plenty of developments and issues with great taste, rounded to speed, psychedelic, rhythm changes and dark environments always marry with the melody.

Members of Uharte Txalaparta Workshop (Navarra) and the collective electronic Elektroflak hide under the name of Flakutt.

Hearing the songs from their debut album seems to electronics and txalaparta are old traveling companions, as if they were predestined to meet.

This week is put into circulation the new project emerged within the band Esne Beltza. Under the name of Esne Zopak, accordionist Xabier Solano, assisted by members of the multicultural group recorded 13 tracks acoustic. The disc is accompanied by a DVD which contained statements and actions of trikitilaris veterans, a short film starring  Ane Elordi and Mikel Laskurain , along with a live concert and some more material from his recent visit to Japan.

The experiment and versatile drummer Jimmy Arrabit (Itoiz, King Mafrundi, Sustrai ...) is the soul of the trio. The arrangements and the progressions that have been created to compose the pieces of his debut album are designed from the perspective of the drummer, but there is no a dictatorship of the battery. The temporary space is well balanced for the three instruments, and Fred Feuga's  piano and Xabi Hayet's bass dance perfectly to the sound of the rhythm of Arrabit.

Two years after their first EP "The return to the action",  The Dirty Pink Ladies returns with his first LP "SUNRISE ORCHESTRA", released by Bloody Hotsak. Nine cuts sung both in English and Spanish, with predominance of Rock & Roll and the melodies are explored travelers 60 and 70.

Folka eta jazza besarkatzen ditu Marcel Casellas musikari eta kontrabaxu jotzaileak gidaturiko Estramp Jaç seikoteak. Musika herrikoiaren eta inprobisazio askeagoen arteko mugak lausoturik geratzen dira diskoa osatzen duten 7 piezatan. Ez da mugak ezabatzea taldearen helburua, bi lurraldeen arteko bidegurutze izatea baino. Kataluniako musika tradizioan du oinarria seikoaren musika arkitekturak. Baina musika konposaketa herrikoien ohiko egitura itxietako giltzarrapoa zabaldu eta eremu zabalagoetara hegan egiten dute doinuek, jazz egitura askeagoen bidez. Del Pirineu a l´Atles da horren adibide gustagarria. Diskoa hemen salgai

Ten-inch vinyl. And recorded live. This is the first bet Gasteiz Big Band recording, in advance of the disc will arrive at a later stage. It is an attractive option for the format, and a true choice in the manner of recording. They wanted to capture the vitality of live being a clear example of the group's playful spirit. The work is entitled Live in Nájera, as was recorded at that location of Araba, on August 1, 2008. Well designed and attractive versions of The Big Bond by Monty Norman and Mambo 5.5 by Perez Prado.
Within the serie "Dantza Baltza".

Celebrating 30 years on 17 March 2009 issued album containing highlights of his blues career
American blues rebel Bill Lyerly has a fascination with Europe that follows the tradition of two other famous Bluesmen with whom he has performed. Both John Lee Hooker and Bo Diddley found a great echo in the Old World for their music, a scenario which has also led Lyerly to establish himself in the Basque Country. This veteran guitarist, singer/ songwriter and keyboard artist has had a magnificent response from the public who flock to listen to his alternative blues. Lyerly´s new album, Too Hurt To Cry, is a collection of 11 songs recorded in the United States and mastered at the legendary AbbeyRoad Studios in London. It features a duet with Lyerly´s long time friend and multi-Grammy winner Steve Earle. As with all of his records, Too Hurt To Cry showcases Lyerly´s own unique vision of the blues and American roots music.

Following the success of previous editions, this last Saturday in February is going to celebrate the VII Blues festival in the town of Guipuzcoa Zizurkil. Opportunity to hear different styles of the best blues bands from three different places arrivals, with the following program: ZIZURKIL (Gipuzkoa). Friday 27. Culture House Atxulondo. 17:30 Didactic concert. Saturday 28: Belceblues, Big Mama Montse and Bluedays (Free)

Two years ago the Galician bluesmen Marcos Coll and Adrian Costa, Los Reyes del KO moved to Germany pursuing the music. There is where they have recorded their third album featuring with German and North American musicians, who have already collaborated with great musicians like BB King, Fats Domino, James Brown or Tom Waits. This is simply a marvelous disc of blues where they mix funky rhythms with scratches and own themes with characteristic versions (Michael Jackson…)
This work is entitled Hot Tin Roof and we can found three generations of blues: Crusher and Herb are over 70 years old, Gordon, Thomas, Keith and Cris, are between 40 and 50 whereas Adrian, Marcos and Werk are not even 30 years old yet.
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