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I got a tune stuck in my head. Then the disc got stuck in a CD player & got lost from memory. Searched for it but could not find it & so upon getting back the ’so thought’ lost CD almost a year later, it sounded one of the best songs I have ever heard.

The incident was an over a year or two ago when I listened to the album World Grooves by Putumayo. During that time world music selection was not all that varied plus the number of nightspots who were brave enough to venture there were close to none. It was my first introduction to world music from putumayo, one that I have been able to happily indulge myself again at Putumayo music’s 15th anniversary.

I was able to sample some of the sounds from the amazing new compilation African Party. The album itself is a colorful mix of music from South Africa all the way to Ivory Coast, a blend of the old & new. I found the music so infectious that I was playing it all the time on my music machine.

Raised in multicultural India, music has been something that has had a profound significance to my life & has transcended borders & Africa is home to some of the best music in the world.

I have always believed that art needs strife & Africa has more than it’s fair share of it. So the music that comes out of the continent is soulful & original.

Even though the majority of us myself included may not be able to understand the songs, the beauty of the music is hard to escape.

Listening to the African Dance Party compilation made me look up some of the names on the internet…. Some names are not really out there yet. The names that are there amazed me with the simplicity & originality of the music & visual accompaniments.

This is definitely an album you should check out. I got mine from Borders @ Wheelock place.

I will be having an interview with one of the artists pretty soon. Watch this space.

Get the album online Amazon or the Putumayo site.

Get it in Singapore at Borders.

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Putumayo 15th anniversary party at the Borders Wheelock April 18th at 20.00hrs. Putumayo is hip, cool, great for people of all ages, and a need to have in any good music collection. There will be a live DJ, Putumayo prizes, and other great activities.

These guys have some of the best world music check them out!

Flowtoys is coming to town and we are putting out a call to all movement artists: performers, spinners, twirlers, circus freaks, martial artists, jugglers, object manipulators, friends and more. Come out and join us for an interactive evening of fun and flow!

Flowtoys founders Sean and Prisna will be in Singapore for a few days in March and we’d love to share with you our latest product line and our passion for movement!

We will have our full line of illuminated performance props including the flow-wand, flowstaff, 4 styles of poi, nunchaku and rope-dart, as well as samples of our new soon-to-be-released Flowtoys Modular System of custom engineered caps and connectors and the all-new “colecord” designated by Playpoi as the best poi cord on earth. We’ll also be projecting a selection of recently produced instructional DVDs from some of the most innovative artists in our field.

Come see the action, BE the action, find your flow, meet and mingle with fellow movers, show off your skills, and learn new ones. We have been performing and building props for over 10 years and will be offering our skills and experience, and welcoming any questions and requests.

This is an open invitation. Please pass it on to anyone who you think might be interested.
We look forward to seeing you there!!!

We will not have any products for sale at the event, only for demonstration. If you would like to order any flowtoys, please place your order on our website ASAP (no later than this Sat. 15 March!) and we will bring it to you in person. During checkout, make a note to us to “bring to sing.” Of course you may order after the trunk show, but there will be a 2 week delay before we return home to fill orders.

***Flowtoys produces innovative illuminated instruments for dance, performance, martial arts and active play.
***Check out our offerings at: www.flowtoys.com

Recently, I went to a place that I had been meaning to go to for quite some time.
The place is called ‘Tsubaki-an’, a Japanese restaurant located just off Boat Quay (Circular Road). I have been to many Japanese restaurants, sushi bars, Japanese BBQs…. But I have never been quite so pleasantly surprised by the spirit of hospitality.

This place is run by Japanese who are from `Kyoto`, the old capital of Japan back in 7th or 8th century. So the food on the menu is Western Japanese (as in from the west of Japan) ‘Obanzai’.

I reached there at about 9pm on Saturday night, the place was quite small, fairly busy still, there were a few tables as well as a bar seats. There was another half of the place, it must have been the function room.

There was only one waitress who was juggling everything around on the floor at the time. She was a bit stressed but she cleared up the only free table & we were seated 5 minutes later. (By the way all the staff there are Japanese.) I had to wait for some time for her to come back to me after I decided the appetizer to go along with my Asahi beer. Finally she came and asked for my order and I ordered one jug of Asahi draught. After about ten minutes, she came up to me and said “This is complimentary, as we made you wait for so long and I am very sorry”. Then and she gave me an extra mug of Asahi draught!!