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1. FRANK LONDON WINS GERMAN RECORD CRITICS' AWARD - YOU CAN ALSO WIN!

Frank London just can't be stopped! His new album "Carnival Conspiracy"
was just garnished with the prestigious German Record Critics' Award
(http://www.schallplattenkritik.de/). And the carnival conspiracy goes
on: With Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars performing in Recife at
Porto Musical and a TOP OF THE WORLD position in Songlines' Jan/Feb
issue. What will be next?

Our carnival special: Win 1 of 5 CDs "Carnival Conspiracy" on our
homepage at http://www.piranha.de/records .

Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars: Carnival Conspiracy. In the
Marketplace all is Subterfuge. CD-PIR1902
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2. MARKO MARKOVIC TURNS 18 ON 29 FEB!

Born in a leap year, the only son of Balkan trumpet champion Boban
Markovic is coming of age on 29 Feb 2006, a no-day this year, but no
reason not to celebrate this important occasion. An outstanding day
also, because Boban Markovic will officially hand over the Orkestar to
his son and successor on his birthday. PIRANHA's special present for
this occasion: A free gift CD with the Balkan Mix of "The Promise" as a
gift to everybody buying "The Promise" on tour. If you don't happen to
see them on tour, 3 songs of the Balkan Mix will be available as
downloads within the next weeks. Details will follow here.
Marko was given a trumpet as a toddler and started to receive lessons
from Boban's father when he was 9. At 13 he was in the studio for the
first time, at 14 he joined Boban's Orkestar. At 16 he became lead
soloist and started arranging for the band. Now he is the featured
soloist on Boban's newest CD "The Promise". In the forthcoming movie
"Love Fair in Guca", directed by Dusan Milic, produced by Emir
Kusturica, he will starr as a young Romeo falling in love with a Serbian
girl. Music and race will intertwine in this dramatic Balkan epic.

Boban Markovic Orkestar feat. Marko Markovic: The Promise. The King of
Balkan Brass. CD-PIR1901
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3. MAURICE EL MEDIONI ON TOUR IN UK

Maurice El Medioni fullfilled a childhood dream with Roberto Rodriguez' Latin
interpretation of his songs, the new CD of the Master of PianOriental
immediately shot to the TOP OF THE WORLD of Songlines's March/April issue
even before its release: "Who would have guessed it would turn out to be this
good? El Médioni's rippling oriental keyboard riffs rise to the occasion so
buoyantly and gracefully that he sounds at times like a North African Eddie
Palmieri. That thick, measured New York Latin bass, so different from any
bass El Médioni has previously recorded with, is perfect. The richly
syncopated percussion - totally distinct from El Médioni's usual straight
ahead darbuka and drum kit - is subtle and powerful." Read the full article
on http://www.songlines.co.uk/topoftheworld/top-of-the-world.php .
Now, if you are in the UK don't miss your chance to see Maurice El Medioni
live on stage: 10 March, Birmingham, mac / 12 March, London, QEH / 14 March,
London, momos / 16 March, Bristol, St Georges / 19 March, Bath, Michael
Tippett Centre

Maurice El Médioni meets Roberto Rodriguez: Descarga Oriental. The New
York Sessions. CD-PIR2003 Release-date GAS 10 Mar 2006 / UK 3 Mar 2006
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4. BANTU HOT ON NEW COMPILATIONS

Just having thrown a big party celebrating the recent double Kora Awards
victory with "Fuji Satisfaction", Bantu is active as ever with two hot
new compilations featuring Bantu: The first one is "African Rebel Music-
roots reggae and dancehall" on Out Here Records ( http://www.outhere.de
). This compilation gives an overview of the current Roots, Reggae and
Dancehall scene and trends in Africa. The second one is "African Garden:
The World Of African Grooves", compiled by Gülbahar Kültür. This sampler
gives you the whole energy and variety of a continent from the classics
to the new sounds of African exiles ( http://www.lolasworldrecords.com ).
If you're in Nigeria or Germany, check our Tour Dates below for Bantu
live dates with Afrobeat Academy Band, for Germany, you shouldn't miss
Ade Bantu on Tour with Nigerian HipHop artists Mode9, Eedris
Abdulkareem, African China & Ruggedman in March (see also Tour Dates
below).
And all Germans can still win a flight to London until 25 Feb under
http://www.piranha.de/records/deutsch/recordsindex_deu.htm

Bantu feat. Ayuba: Fuji Satisfaction. Soundclash in Lagos. CD-PIR1998
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5. PIRANHA JOINS WITH ROLF BUDDE MUSIKVERLAG FOR PUBLISHING
ADMINISTRATION

We are happy to announce that we have now teamed up with Rolf Budde
Musikverlag ( http://www.buddemusic.de ) for our international
publishing administration. Known as an independent publishing company
around the world since 1947, Budde is an ideal partner to handle our
worldwide administration of the publishing side of our business.
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6. NEW LICENCE AGREEMENT WITH ZYX

Pushing the compilation front ahead, we now have a general licence
agreement with Zyx ( http://www.zyx.de ), allowing them to use our release
material for their compilations.
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7. RED BULL FLIES HIGH WITH PIRANHA

What can be more energetic than a Red Bull energy drink? The music Red
Bull uses for their TV productions and Air Races around the world!
Already 6 songs from Fanfare Ciocarlia's "Baro Biao" and "Iag Bari" plus
Jalilah's 'Tales of the Sahara' from "In a Beirut Mood" were used to
enforce the fly high message of Red Bull!

Fanfare Ciocarlia: Baro Biao. World Wide Wedding. CD-PIR1364
Fanfare Ciocarlia: Iag Bari. The Gypsy Horns from the Mountains beyond.
CD-PIR1577
Jalilah's Raks Sharki 6: In a Beirut Mood. Pure Delight of Oriental
Dance. CD-PIR1788
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8. TOUR DATES

PIRANHA artists now ON TOUR:
Bantu & Afrobeat Academy / Boban Markovic Orkestar / Fanfare
Ciocarlia / Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars / Maurice El Medioni /
Stella Chiweshe / The Klezmatics
For a regularly updated calendar of all PIRANHA Recording Artists ON
TOUR, don't forget to reload your bookmark on:
http://www.piranha.de/records/files/PiranhaArtistsOnTour.pdf Or get it
in xls to sort by country, artist or date:
http://www.piranha.de/records/files/PiranhaArtistsOnTour.xls For
regularly updated booking details, reload your bookmark on:
http://www.piranha.de/records/files/booking_piranha.pdf