It might seem an odd match, but then, some of the best matches look that way at first glance... medieval metal stadium rockers Corvus Corax have shed their druid costumes, set aside the Latin lyrics and bagpipes and joined up with Piranha's own BalkanBeats Boss, Robert Soko to form BerlinskiBeat. Yes, you heard it here first!
Catch a rare live appearance on September 3rd at Ulm's Marktplatz or have a listen and sing along to their first single "Berliner Pflanze" on the MySpace page below.
Bang on time for the opening of Berlin Music Week, Piranha has completed the third in a series of compilations for the Berlin Music Commission, "Listen to Berlin 2010/2011". A sparkling collection of artists and styles reflecting the vast variety of pop and electronic music flowering in the fertile compost of Berlin's creative topsoil. These CDs have been presented to industry specialists and investors from Shanghai to New Dehli, Sao Paulo, Cannes, Austin and other far-flung locales, giving an up-to-date overview of Berlin's musical goings on. The latest compilation will be officially presented for distribution at a Berlin Music Commission press reception on 9 September.
Berlin's Kalkscheune is the place to be this Saturday delights both musical and culinary, the flavors both aural and gastronomic promise a wide-ranging trip. The annual "Völkerball" brings Piranha's BalkanBeats star Robert Soko together with Berlin's acid-jazz maestri Jazzanova, Mexican wild-fire live band "Los de Abajo", reggae sound selectors Barney Millah and Ollie Massive and many more. Friendly Piranha staffers will be on hand to meet, greet and point the way to the nearest of the three dance floors. If you're lucky enough to be in Berlin, come on down!
Darko Rundek, adventurer and cosmopolitan singer-songwriter-composer, was drawn from his home town Zagreb / Croatia to Paris during the civil war, where he gathered a new family around him: Cargo Orkestar. The French magazine Vibrations has called him a melange...
Dressed to the nines in a retro-chic suit,Slovenia's Magnifico (Robert Peut) gyrates with Euro irony and sultry smoothness,backed by a burst of Balkan brass and a chorus of go-go dancers. The bad boy cum hit maker glories in the pleasures of pan-European English,...
Da Cruz stands for an eclectic, danceable mix of Bossa Nova, Funk, Electro and contemporary Samba Rock. "Corpo Eletrico" is the second album of the Swiss based band Da Cruz with the charismatic Brazilian singer Mariana Da Cruz. It contains Da Cruz´collaborations...
Ekow Alabi's songs carry their audience to the global village of the world music: modern African pop is fusing with reggae and Latin rhythms, traditional beats combined with hiphop and rap turn Ghanaian highlife through hiplife into sunlife music. Supported by the...
Darko Rundek, adventurer and cosmopolitan singer-songwriter-composer, was drawn from his home town Zagreb / Croatia to Paris during the civil war, where he gathered a new family around him: Cargo Orkestar. The French magazine Vibrations has called him a melange...
Almost 2 years are over since Hungary enthrilled us with Little Cow and "I'm In Love With Every Lady". After a lot of gigs, festivals and tours across Europe, USA and Canada the band is now in New York and Los Angeles to...
Re-importing the culture: It's a sunny spring day as I sit drinking coffee in the health resort Bansko in Bulgaria's mountain range. The CD shop around the corner sells only Western crap. But in front of me hanging on the wall is a »BALKAN BEATS« poster. Who and...
The Balkans groove? Yes, indeed. What started almost twenty years ago with the first releases of mostly Romanian gypsy ensembles, dug up and recorded by Western field researchers behind the just fallen Iron Curtain, has now turned into a global club movement....
Poland was the only country behind the Iron Curtain with an active reggae scene in the early Eighties. Later dub and electronica were added. At the same time there is a deeply-rooted folklore in Poland, which is important as...
Re-importing the culture: It's a sunny spring day as I sit drinking coffee in the health resort Bansko in Bulgaria's mountain range. The CD shop around the corner sells only Western crap. But in front of me hanging on the wall is a »BALKAN BEATS« poster. Who and...
In Romania, the most famous and the most gifted musicians live in two villages. In Clejani, just south-west of Bucharest, the violinists, cymbalists, double bass players and other accordion players notably formed the extraordinary Taraf de Haidouks. In Zece...
As soon as the 11 Allstars of Gypsy Brass enter a stage - be it in Tokyo, Moscow, Melbourne, Helsinki, London or Berlin - and set off their dazzling musical fireworks one can notice the audience going through astounding changes: entire rows of seats are...
Kottarashky is a 21st century digital master musician with his hands sunk deep in the past - vintage Balkan field recordings, classic jazz and blues, psychedelic sounds, club beats and extraordinary, archetypal Gypsy voices, guttural shouts and lyrical laments are...
Compilation with typical music from the Baltic States <p> Booklet in German only! <p> Featuring: Vic Anselmo, Kriipis Tulo and many more!
Compilation with typical music from Israel: <p> Booklet in German only! <p> Featuring: Habanot Nechama, Balkan Beat Box and many more!
Although the majority of the South African population belong to various black ethnic groups, cultural influences and musical styles from colonization can be clearly recognized. Back in the 1950's, jazz music made its way to South Africa. When combined with...
When the Soviet Union collapsed, the Ukraine started to breathe the fresh air of independence again. At that time, during the early 90's, a group of students set up the band Aktus, which quickly made itself a name in the underground Kyiv music scene. Aktus turned...
Positive vibrations - that's the key to Markscheider's work. This is fuelled by Latin ska, cumbia jazz, reggae, rumba or afrobeat as well as Russian folk melodies and Russian vocals. The brass section pumps while the Hawaii guitar opens the Buena Vista Russian...
The Balkans groove? Yes, indeed. What started almost twenty years ago with the first releases of mostly Romanian gypsy ensembles, dug up and recorded by Western field researchers behind the just fallen Iron Curtain, has now turned into a global club movement....
